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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. 野 (pronounced as no) means “field” while 菜 (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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