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vegetable

JLPT N2 Grade 4 11 strokes
Kun'yomi
On'yomi
サイ

菜 means "vegetable". It is a JLPT N2 kanji written in 11 strokes. It is read な in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and サイ in compounds (on'yomi). Japanese schoolchildren learn it in grade 4.

Example word

野菜やさい

vegetables

菜 in example sentences

  • やさいべたら?

    Yasai o tabetara?

    Why don't you eat some vegetables?

  • やさいべなさい。

    Yasai o tabe nasai.

    Eat your vegetables.

  • どんなやさいき?

    Donna yasai ga suki?

    What kinds of vegetables do you like?

Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.

Stroke order & writing

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Words that use 菜

Common questions

What does the kanji 菜 mean?
菜 means "vegetable". It is a JLPT N2 kanji.
How many strokes does 菜 have?
菜 is written in 11 strokes.
How is 菜 read?
It is read な in native Japanese words (kun'yomi) and サイ in compounds (on'yomi).
What JLPT level is 菜?
菜 is a JLPT N2 kanji.