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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 25

菜 kanji: meaning, readings and stroke order

vegetable; greens

On: サイsai
Kun: なna

Onreadings from Chinese, in katakanaKunJapanese readings, in hiraganaOn’yomi vs Kun’yomi

菜11 strokes

How to write 菜: stroke order

菜 has 11 strokes. Each step adds the next stroke in red, with a dot where it starts. Tap the large character above to watch it written again.

菜 stroke order diagram with numbered strokes — The stroke order of 菜 in one diagram: each number marks where its stroke starts.

Kanji stroke order: The 10 rules, with animated examples

Stroke order data: KanjiVG by Ulrich Apel and contributors (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Parts of 菜

The parts 菜 is built from, each highlighted where it sits. Parts that are kanji themselves link to their own page.

艹 (艸)
Radical
采
pick; appearance; applause

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JLPT N2 kanji · Chapter 25

幼 young; immatureOnヨウ、ユウKunおさない、いとけない斬 cut down; novelOnザン、サン、センKunきる勇 courage; braveOnユウ、ヨウKunいさむ、いさましい、つよい昇 rise; ascendOnショウKunのぼる寿 long life; celebrationOnジュ、ス、シュウKunことぶき、ことぶく、ことほぐ菜 vegetable; greensOnサイKunな季 seasonOnキKunすえ液 liquidOnエキKunしる、わき券 ticket; certificateOnケンKunてがた、わりふ祭 festival; enshrineOnサイKunまつり、まつる