How to Say "Vegetables" in Japanese

野菜

yasai[ja̠sa̠i]

The English phrase "vegetables" is translated into Japanese as 野菜 (yasai).

野菜 refers to plants or parts of plants that are grown to be eaten as food.

How does it change in a sentence?

You can use the particle の after 野菜 to turn it into a modifier. For example, 野菜の can mean "vegetable's" or "of vegetables".

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Japanese cuisine uses the concept of 五色 'goshiki', where a meal must include vegetables of five specific colors to ensure nutritional balance and aesthetic beauty.
In Japanese supermarkets, you will see labels for 京野菜 'Kyo-yasai', which are traditional heirloom vegetables grown specifically in Kyoto. These are treated as luxury goods and protected by strict geographic standards.
When discussing mushrooms, which are often eaten like vegetables in Japan, people use the word キノコ instead of a vegetable-related term, as they are biologically distinct.

野菜を食べたら？
Why don't you eat some vegetables?
This sentence shows how to suggest eating vegetables using 野菜.
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野菜を食べなさい。
Eat your vegetables.
This sentence is an imperative way to tell someone to eat their vegetables using 野菜.
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どんな野菜が好き？
What kinds of vegetables do you like?
This sentence asks about preferences regarding different types of vegetables using 野菜.
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Kenta and Yui are shopping at a local supermarket.

健太 Kenta

今日は野菜がとても新鮮ですね。
Kyō wa yasai ga totemo shinsen desu ne.
The vegetables are very fresh today.
結衣 Yui

本当ですね。何か買いますか？
Hontō desu ne. Nani ka kaimasu ka?
That's true. Are you going to buy something?
健太 Kenta

結衣さんは何を作りますか？
Yui-san wa nani o tsukurimasu ka?
Yui, what are you going to make?
結衣 Yui

野菜たっぷりのカレーを作ります。
Yasai tappuri no kare o tsukurimasu.
I am going to make a curry with lots of vegetables.

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