N4
菜 meaning and readings
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Kanji
菜
N4
- Meaning
- vegetables, greens
- Onyomi
- サイ
- Kunyomi
- な
- Formula
- 菜 = 艹 + 采。
Story
菜 is analyzed as a combination of 艹 (grass), 采 (pluck, pluck) and denotes vegetables, greens.
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This kanji belongs to JLPT N4.
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