Moji Ninja

菜 — vegetable; greens

菜 means “vegetable; greens”. It is a JLPT N4 kanji written with 11 strokes. On'yomi: サイ (sai). Kun'yomi: な (na). You'll see it in words such as 菜 (na, “greens; leafy vegetables”).

菜
Stroke order of 菜
Meaning
vegetable; greens
On'yomi
サイ (sai)
Kun'yomi
な (na)
Strokes
11
Level
JLPT N4 · set Food & cooking

How to remember 菜

Greens (艹) picked by hand (爫) from the plant (木): vegetables.

Parts: 艹 grass · 爫 claw · 木 tree

Words with 菜

WordReadingMeaning
菜な na kungreens; leafy vegetables

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