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“Vegetables” in Japanese

Short answer
蔬菜 sosai そさい

Vegetables in Japanese is “蔬菜” (sosai). Full meaning: greens, vegetables.

Other ways to say “Vegetables” in Japanese

青物 aomono vegetables, (edible) greens; blueback (any fish with a bluish back, such as the Japanese sardine) sai greens, vegetables; rape (Brassica napus), rapeseed; side dish 麹漬け koujizuke fish, meat, vegetables, etc. pickled in kōji and salt, food pickled in malted rice 酢憤り sumutsukari dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers 三平汁 sanpeijiru soup made with salted or rice-bran-pickled fish, vegetables, and sometimes sake lees (Hokkaido local specialty dish) そば飯 sobameshi soba and rice cooked together along with meat, vegetables, etc. on a metal plate 前栽物 senzaimono greens, vegetables 鍋焼きうどん nabeyakiudon udon, vegetables, fish, etc. in broth, served in a pot ゆで汁 yudejiru broth left over after boiling meat, fish, vegetables, etc., stock しもつかれ shimotsukare dish of simmered salmon head, soybeans, vegetables, and leftovers 菜類 narui (edible) greens, leafy greens, vegetables

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