JLPT N4

菜 · vegetable, greens

11 strokes

On’yomi: サイ; sai
Kun’yomi: な; na

How to write 菜

11 strokes, in order. The new stroke in each panel is red; strokes already written are grey.

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Words using 菜

野菜
yasai
vegetable
白菜
hakusai
Chinese cabbage
青菜
aona
greens, leafy vegetables

More N4 kanji

悪bad, evil 暗dark 医medicine, doctor 以by means of, than, from 引to pull, draw, subtract

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Stroke order follows the standard rules — top to bottom, left to right, horizontal before vertical. The eight rules explained.

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institution, temple

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英England, English, brilliant

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屋roof, house, shop

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