11 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 4th grade
JLPT exam level N2

vegetable, side dish, greens

Kun'yomi
  • greens ②rape (Brassica napus)
On'yomi
  • side dish
Nanori
  • よう

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

サイ 81.2%
18.8%

Character Breakdown

vegetable, side dish, greens
サイ な よう (4th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
dice, form, appearance
サイ と.る いろどり (11th, N1)
paw radical
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

greens ②rape (Brassica napus)
vegetable ②marijuana
young greens
napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis)
edible wild plants
hors d'oeuvre
small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal)
stir-fried vegetables
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 83DC
JIS X 0208 1-26-58
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3982
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5097
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2305
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2880
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1486
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Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 793
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1108
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 1447
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 870
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 31184P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 483
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 931
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 958
Sakade, F. A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 401
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 246
Henshall & De Groot A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese, 3rd ed. 509
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 566
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 774
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 660
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 742
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k8.25
Four corner code 4490.4
De Roo Code 1964