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なす
nasu
Description
「なす」は、むらさき色のやさいです。夏によく食べます。
"なす" is a purple vegetable often eaten in summer.
「なす」は「する」や「やりとげる」といういみで使うこともあります。
"なす" can also mean "to do" or "to accomplish".
Meanings
なすnasu
eggplant, aubergine (a purple vegetable)
母がなすの料理を作った。
My mother cooked an eggplant dish.
成すnasu
to accomplish; to form; to do
大きなことを成した人だ。
He is a person who accomplished great things.
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Notes
- Etymology
茄子 (nasu/nasubi) is the vegetable; 成す is a separate native verb meaning to accomplish or form.
- Nuance
The vegetable is usually written なす or 茄子; the verb sense is written 成す or 為す.
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