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    3. お菜

    お菜

    お​菜かず

    small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice)

    N1KMT9Core L2Ref L1NounFood & DiningMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab14 strokes

    お数御菜御数

    おかずオカズ

    Noun

    1.
    small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice), side dish
    word usually written using kana alonefood, cooking
    2.
    fill, fill-in (drumming)
    word usually written using kana alonecolloquialmusic
    3.
    jack-off material, something to masturbate to
    word usually written using kana alonevulgar expression or wordslang

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    今きょ日うのお菜かずは何なんですか。

    What's the side dish today?

    KMT6Food & DiningDaily Life
    ご飯はんによく合あうお菜かずを作つくった。

    I made a side dish that goes well with rice.

    KMT9Food & Dining
    日に本ほんの家か庭てい料りょう理りでは、様さま々ざまなお菜かずが食しょく卓たくに並ならぶ。

    In Japanese home cooking, various side dishes are served on the table.

    KMT9Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    ドラムのお菜かずは曲きょくにリズムのアクセントを加くわえる。

    Drum fills add rhythmic accents to a song.

    KMT9Music & Entertainment
    栄えい養ようバランスを考かんがえて、お菜かずの種しゅ類るいを増ふやすようにしている。

    Considering nutritional balance, I try to increase the variety of side dishes.

    KMT10Food & DiningMedicine & Health

    Characters that make up this word

    菜
    な…(2)
    vegetable・side dish・greens
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
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