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Meaning of 菜

vegetable; side dish; greens

Onyomi

サイ
sai

Kunyomi


na

Learn Japanese kanji: 【 サイ / な 】.

Meaning: vegetable; side dish; greens.

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Example #1

きみはもっとやさいをたべなさい。
kimi wa motto yasai o tabenasai.
You should eat more vegetables.
Example #2

かれはやさいやこめをせいさんしている。
kare wa yasai ya kome o seisan shite iru.
He produces vegetables and rice.
Example #3

わたしはさいえんでトマトをそだてている。
watashi wa saien de tomato o sodatete iru.
I grow tomatoes in my vegetable garden.
Example #4

わがやのうらにはかていさいえんがあります。
wagaya no ura ni wa katei saien ga arimasu.
We have a vegetable garden behind our house.
Example #5

うちはくだものとやさいをかうひつようがありません。
uchi wa kudamono to yasai o kau hitsuyou ga arimasen.
We don't have to buy fruits and vegetables.

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