# 菜 — Vegetable

Frequency rank 958 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 阪 (Osaka), less common than 弾 (Bullet).

- On’yomi: さい
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 艸 Grass (Kangxi 140)
- Frequency path: Level VIII of XX

Flowers on top grow from a tree with claws below -- flowers blooming on a tree harvested by claws are fresh vegetables.

In words:

- 野菜 やさい — vegetable
- お菜 おかず — side dish;accompaniment for rice dishes

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