菜
vegetable
JLPT N2 Grade 4 11 strokes
- Kun'yomi
- な
- 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
vegetables
菜 in example sentences
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Yasai o tabetara?
Why don't you eat some vegetables?
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Yasai o tabe nasai.
Eat your vegetables.
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Donna yasai ga suki?
What kinds of vegetables do you like?
Example sentences from the Tatoeba Project, licensed CC-BY 2.0 FR.
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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.