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菜

Level VIII of XX on the frequency path

Frequency rank 958 / 2,608

Vegetable

On’yomi
さい
Kun’yomi
—
Radical
艸 Grass (Kangxi 140)

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

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

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 vegetableN5
お菜 おかず side dish;accompaniment for rice dishesN1

菜 is rank 958 of 2,608 in published Japanese.

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