菜 kanji: meaning “vegetable”, readings and mnemonic
JLPT N211 strokes
Meaning and readings
- Meaning
- vegetable
- On'yomi
- サイ
- Kun'yomi
- な
Picture story to remember 菜
A hungry vulture in a tree (木) eyes the flowers (艹) below and calls them its favorite vegetable.
Parts in this story:木
How to write 菜: stroke order
菜 is written with 11 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.
Words that use 菜
- 菜食さいしょくvegetable diet
- 菜種なたねrapeseed
Practice this kanji in the app
Review 菜 with the picture story and come back to it as you forget.
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