
菜
Meaning: vegetable
Other meanings: greens, side dish, dish
Kun'yomi: な
On'yomi: さい
Example sentences
野菜を毎日食べると体にいい。
<b>Yasai</b> wo mainichi taberu to karada ni ii.
Eating <b>vegetables</b> every day is good for your body.
おかずに小菜を一品加えた。
Okazu ni <b>shōsai</b> wo ippin kuwaeta.
I added a <b>small vegetable side dish</b> to the meal.
菜の花が畑に咲いていた。
<b>Na no hana</b> ga hatake ni saite ita.
<b>Rapeseed flowers</b> were blooming in the field.
母は庭で菜を育てている。
Haha wa niwa de <b>na</b> wo sodatete iru.
My mother is growing <b>greens</b> in the garden.
Practice exercises
reading
菜
Answer: さい / な
meaning
菜
Answer: vegetable / greens
reading
野菜
Answer: やさい
reading
青菜
Answer: あおな
reading
菜っ葉
Answer: なっぱ
reading
惣菜
Answer: そうざい