野 菜(やさい)

やさい

noun

vegetable

1. vegetable

An edible plant or part of a plant.

野菜(やさい)を食(た)べる。

To eat vegetables.

野菜(やさい)を買(か)いに行(い)く。

To go buy vegetables.

新鮮(しんせん)な野菜(やさい)はおいしい。

Fresh vegetables are delicious.

子供(こども)は野菜(やさい)が好(す)きではない。

Children don't like vegetables.

毎日(まいにち)野菜(やさい)を食(た)べると体(からだ)にいいですよ。

Eating vegetables every day is good for your health.

野菜(やさい) is the general term for vegetables. It covers all edible plants used in cooking, similar in scope to English "vegetable."

Common expressions

野菜(やさい)を食(た)べる: to eat vegetables
野菜(やさい)を切(き)る: to cut vegetables
野菜(やさい)を育(そだ)てる: to grow vegetables
新鮮(しんせん)な野菜(やさい): fresh vegetables
生野菜(なまやさい): raw vegetables

Common vegetables

Compounds

野菜炒(やさいいた)め: stir-fried vegetables
野菜(やさい)ジュース: vegetable juice
根菜(こんさい): root vegetables

Usage

青物(あおもの) is an older or market-specific term for green vegetables. 果物(くだもの) (fruit) is the complementary category.

Related Words

Compare: 果物(くだもの) (fruit — the complementary category)

Related: 生野菜(なまやさい) (raw vegetables (salad vegetables))

Related: 根菜(こんさい) (root vegetables)

Compare: 作物(さくもつ) (crops, produce)

Related: 青菜(あおな) (leafy greens)

Compare: 青物(あおもの) (green vegetables)

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