The Japanese word for vegetables is yasai and the word for greens is aomono. Find more vegetable words and their Japanese translations in the box below.
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| Romanji | Kanji | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vegetables やさい | Yasai | 野菜 | |
| Greens あおもの | Aomono | 青物 | |
| Mixed vegetables ミックスやさい | Mikkusu yasai | ミックス野菜 | |
| Green vegetables みどりいろやさい | Midoriiro yasai | 緑色野菜 | |
| Fresh vegetables なまやさい | Nama yasai | 生野菜 | |
| Frozen vegetables れいとうやさい | Reitō yasai | 冷凍野菜 |
Interesting facts about vegetables in Japan
Various types of seafood is what predominantly comes to mind when most people think of Japanese cuisine. Vegetables however, is just as common as seafood when it comes to Japanese food.
Westerners are familiar with many of the types of vegetables available in Japan, but there’s also other varieties that aren’t as common in the West as their only grown and consumed in East Asia. Some of the most popular ones in Japan include sweet potatoes, burdock root, pumpkin, onions, mountain yam, bamboo shoots, mooli, and lotus roots.