nashi
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of nashi
Japanese: pear
Example Sentences
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It has its own Japanese dialect, often ending its sentences with “nassyi” which sounds like nashi, the Japanese word for “pear” but also can mean “not, non-existent.”
From Forbes • Mar. 23, 2015
Funabashi is known for growing delicious pears, which are called nashi in Japanese.
From Forbes • Mar. 23, 2015
You will probably need your sunglasses to look at this fabulous nutty beetroot, nashi pear and carrot salad.
From The Guardian • Jul. 15, 2014
Karate ni sente nashi: there is no first attack in karate.
From New York Times • May 13, 2010
Hototogisu Chi ni naku koe wa Ariake no Tsuki yori kokani Kiku hito mo nashi.
From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio
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