Japanese word

野菜

Pronunciation

Romajiyasai

Meaning

  • nounvegetable

Example

母は野菜を買います。haha wa ya sai o ka i ma su

My mother buys vegetables.

Illustration for 野菜 (vegetable)

More examples

私は毎日野菜を食べます。watashi wa mai nichi ya sai o ta be ma su

I eat vegetables every day.

毎朝、野菜を食べるようにしています。mai asa ya sai o ta be ru yō ni shi te i ma su

I try to eat vegetables every morning.

Core concept

Refers to plant foods used in meals for their leaves, roots, stems, fruits, or other edible parts.

Common phrases

  • 野菜を買うya sai o ka u

    buy vegetables

  • 野菜を食べるya sai o ta be ru

    eat vegetables

  • 新鮮な野菜shin sen na ya sai

    fresh vegetables

Definition in Japanese

食べ物として用いる植物や、その葉・根・茎・実などの食用部分。ta be mono to shi te mochi i ru shoku butsu ya so no ha ne kuki jitsu na do no shoku yō bu bun

Word origin

野菜 (yasai) is a Sino-Japanese compound of 野 (ya, "field") and 菜 (sai, "vegetable"), referring to plants gathered from fields for food.

Usage tips

  • A tomato is botanically a fruit but is commonly treated as a vegetable in cooking.

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