JLPT N2 · 11 strokes
Kanji 菜: "vegetable, side dish, greens"
The kanji 菜 means "vegetable, side dish, greens". It is written with 11 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N2, read サイ in on'yomi and な in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
サイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
な
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | vegetable, side dish, greens |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 11 |
| JLPT level | N2 |
| Taught in Japan | grade 4 |
| Frequency rank | 1327 of 2,501 |
Common words with 菜
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 野菜vegetable · marijuana; cannabis
- お菜small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish · fill; fill-in (drumming)
- 菜greens; vegetables · rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
- 山菜edible wild plants
- 前菜hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter
- 惣菜small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish
- 菜園vegetable garden
- 白菜napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage
- 野菜炒めstir-fried vegetables
- 若菜young greens; young herbs
- 家庭菜園kitchen garden
- 菜の花rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers
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