Word details
秋茄子は嫁に食わすな
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 秋茄子は嫁に食わすな.
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Proverb
don't feed autumn eggplant to your wife (because they're too delicious, because they'll give her the chills, or because their lack of seeds will reduce her fertility)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
秋
autumn
9 strokesFrequency 635JLPT N3Grade 2
On
シュウ
Kun
あきとき
Nanori
あい
茄
eggplant
8 strokesJLPT N1Grade 9
On
カ
Nanori
なかなす
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シスツ
Kun
こ-こね
Nanori
いきぎくけねっ
嫁
marry into, bride
13 strokesFrequency 1,581JLPT N1Grade 8
On
カ
Kun
よめとつ.ぐい.くゆ.く
食
eat, food
9 strokesFrequency 328JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ショクジキ
Kun
く.うく.らうた.べるは.む
Nanori
ぐい
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