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白菜

はくさい

noun

Meanings

1napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
2nappa cabbage
3Chinese cabbage

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Kanji in this word

白White5 strokes 菜Vegetable, Side Dish, Greens11 strokes

More words with 白

白書はくしょ · white paper (government report)白人はくじん · white person 白しろ · whiteN5 空白くうはく · blank space (in a document)白紙はくし · white paper 明白

Full entry on Jisho

めいはく ·

obvious

N1

自白じはく · confession

紅白こうはく · red and white

More words with 菜

野菜やさい · vegetableN5 惣菜そうざい · small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal)菜食さいしょく · vegetable diet 山菜さんさい · edible wild plants 菜園さいえん · vegetable garden 沈菜キムチ · kimchi お菜おかず · small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice)