菜種(なたね)

なたね
noun
rapeseed; canola; the seeds of the rape plant
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1. rapeseed; canola; the seeds of the rape plant
The seeds of the rape plant (Brassica napus), widely cultivated for producing cooking oil. The bright yellow blossoms of the rapeseed plant are an iconic symbol of spring in Japan.
菜種(なたね)油(あぶら)で料理(りょうり)する。
Cook with rapeseed oil.
春(はる)になると菜種(なたね)の黄色(きいろ)い花(はな)が一面(いちめん)に咲(さ)く。
When spring comes, the yellow flowers of rapeseed bloom across the fields.
日本(にほん)では古(ふる)くから菜種(なたね)を栽培(さいばい)して油(あぶら)を搾(しぼ)り、灯(あか)りや調理(ちょうり)に使(つか)っていた。
In Japan, rapeseed has been cultivated since ancient times to press oil, which was used for lighting and cooking.

The seeds of the rape plant (Brassica napus), widely cultivated for vegetable oil production. The yellow-flowered 菜(な)の花(はな) (rapeseed blossom) is an iconic symbol of spring in Japan. The oil extracted from the seeds, 菜種油(なたねあぶら), is one of the most commonly used cooking oils.

Common collocations

  • 菜種油(なたねあぶら): rapeseed oil, canola oil
  • 菜種(なたね)梅雨(づゆ): spring rain during rapeseed flowering season (March-April)
  • 菜種(なたね)を搾(しぼ)る: to press rapeseed (for oil)
  • 菜種(なたね)畑(ばたけ): rapeseed field

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Compare: 菜(な)の花(はな) (rapeseed blossoms)
Compare: 大豆(だいず) (soybean)
Related: 油菜(あぶらな) (rapeseed)
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