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菜

菜 — vegetable, side dish, greens

On
サイ
Kun
な
Strokes
11
JLPT
N2
School grade
4

Common words with 菜

  • 野菜やさいvegetableCommon

    その店は野菜を売っている。
    The store deals in vegetables.

  • 山菜さんさいedible wild plantsCommon
  • 菜園さいえんvegetable gardenCommon

    彼は菜園でトマトを育てている。
    He grows tomatoes in his garden.

  • 菜なgreens; vegetablesCommon
  • 菜種なたねrapeseed; coleseedCommon
  • 菜食さいしょくvegetable dietCommon
  • 惣菜そうざいsmall dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dishCommon
  • 白菜はくさいnapa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbageCommon
  • 菜の花なのはなrape blossoms; rapeseed flowersOccasional
  • 前菜ぜんさいhors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starterOccasional
  • 若菜わかなyoung greens; young herbsOccasional
  • 青菜あおなgreensOccasional
  • 日野菜ひのなhinona (Japanese variety of long-rooted pickling turnip, Brassica rapa var. aka…Rare
  • 生野菜なまやさいfresh vegetablesRare
  • 花野菜はなやさいcauliflowerRare
  • 夏野菜なつやさいsummer vegetablesRare
  • 野菜室やさいしつcrisper (e.g. in refrigerator); vegetable drawer; produce compartmentRare
  • 野菜を作るやさいをつくるto grow vegetablesRare
  • 施設野菜しせつやさいvegetables grown in a greenhouseRare
  • からし菜からしなIndian mustard (Brassica juncea); Chinese mustard; leaf mustard; brown mustard;…Rare

With the N5–N2 kanji, you can read 113 words that use 菜.

  • 野菜 やさい vegetable
  • 山菜 さんさい edible wild plants
  • 菜園 さいえん vegetable garden
  • 菜 な greens; vegetables
  • 菜種 なたね rapeseed; coleseed

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