唐茄子

唐茄子

Japanese

Kanji in this term
唐	茄	子
とう Grade: S	なす Jinmeiyō	Grade: 1

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) と​ーなす [tóꜜònàsù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
• (Tokyo) とーなす [tòónású] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [to̞ːna̠sɨᵝ]

Noun

唐茄子 (hiragana とうなす, rōmaji tōnasu, historical hiragana たうなす)

1. pumpkin, squash
2. term of abuse for a person

Synonyms

• (pumpkin, squash): 南瓜 (かぼちゃ) (kabocha), 南 (なん)京 (きん) (nankin)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN