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野菜 (yasai) = Vegetable

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Japanese Word: 野菜

Hiragana Equivalent: やさい

Pronunciation: yasai

Meaning/s: vegetable

More information about 野菜: The two Kanji characters that comprise 野菜 can be used independently. (pronounced as no) means “field” while (pronounced as na) refers to “greens” or “vegetables”.

Here are the correct stroke sequences in writing the Kanji form of やさい.

Here are some of the sentences that use 野菜.

  • あなたはもっと野菜を食べた方が良いですよ。 = You better eat more vegetables.
    • あなた = anata = you
    • は = wa (topic indicator particle)
    • もっと = motto = more
    • 野菜 (やさい) = yasai = vegetables
    • を = wo (object indicator particle)
    • 食べた方が良い (たべたほうがいい) = tabeta hō ga ī = better eat
    • です = des = am
    • よ = yo (request, certainty or contempt indicator particle)
  • その店は野菜を売っている。 = That store is selling vegetables.
    • その店 (そのみせ) = sono mise = that store
    • は = wa (topic indicator particle)
    • 野菜 (やさい) = yasai = vegetables
    • を = wo (object indicator particle)
    • 売っている (うっている) = utte iru = is selling
  • トマトは果物ですか、それとも野菜ですか。 = Is tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
    • トマト = tomato = tomato
    • は = wa (topic indicator particle)
    • 果物 (くだもの) = kudamono = fruit
    • ですか = deska = is it?
    • それとも = soretomo = or
    • 野菜 (やさい) = yasai = vegetables
    • ですか = deska = is it?
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