Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 4
JLPT level: N2
1327 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke count: 11
Meaning: vegetable, side dish, greens
Kunyomi: な
Onyomi: サイ
Composition: 艹 采
Radical: 艸
Reading: くさかんむり
Meaning: grass
Strokes: 3
菜園(さいえん) vegetable garden
菜食主義(さいしょくしゅぎ) vegetarianism
野菜(やさい) vegetable
白菜(はくさい) Chinese cabbage
山菜(さんさい) edible wild plants
前菜(ぜんさい) relishes, hors d'oeuvres
惣菜(そうざい) everyday household dish
菜の花(なのはな) rape blossoms
菜っ葉(なっぱ) rape leaves, greens
青菜(あおな) greens
菜 (サイ) side dish
菜園 (サイエン) vegetable garden
山菜 (サンサイ) edible wild plants
前菜 (ゼンサイ) hors d'oeuvre, appetizer, appetiser, starter
菜 (な) greens, vegetables, rape (Brassica napus), rapeseed
菜種 (なたね) rapeseed, coleseed
若菜 (わかな) young greens, young herbs
うまい菜 (うまいな) Swiss chard