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Definition and Synonyms for なす
| 1. | 茄子 | 通常は濃い紫であるが時々白または黄色のてかてか光った皮を持つ卵型の野菜 |
| Eggplant | egg-shaped vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but occasionally white or yellow | |
| Synonyms: | なす | |
| 2. | 茄子 | 南東部アジアの原産であるが、広く野菜として一般的に使われるその大きな光沢がある食用果実のために耕作される有毛の直立した草の葉 |
| Eggplant | hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable | |
| Synonyms: | なす | |
| 3. | ナス | ナス科の標準属：ナス科の植物 |
| Genus Solanum | type genus of the Solanaceae: nightshade | |
| Synonyms: | なす | |
| 4. | ナス | ジャガイモ |
| Genus Solanum | potato | |
| Synonyms: | なす | |
| 5. | ナス | ナスビ |
| Genus Solanum | eggplant | |
| Synonyms: | なす | |
| 6. | ナス | ツルウメモドキ |
| Genus Solanum | bittersweet | |
| Synonyms: | なす |
Categories なす is a member of
| 1. | 草 | 永久的な木質茎を持たない植物 |
| Herb | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem | |
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| 2. | ナス科の植物の実 | |
| Solanaceous Vegetable | any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae | |
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| 3. | いくぶんか発達した双子葉植物の属で、草本と何種かの高木、潅木からなる | |
| Asterid Dicot Genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs | |
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Sample Sentences for なす
彼は会社をくびになったんだけど、わざわい転じて福となすで、見事独立したから偉いよ。
His old company gave him the shaft. But I admire the way he turned bad luck into good and did even better with his own business.
彼らは風と荒天のなすがままに、航海中に行方不明になった。
They were lost at sea, at the mercy of wind and weather.
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