Japanese symbol for “cole”

野沢菜

のざわな

Romaji: nozawana

rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed

In Japanese, cole is 野沢菜, read のざわな (nozawana).

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Meanings

n rape (Brassica rapa); common rape; cole; coleseed; coleseed greens

Written forms: 野沢菜. Readings: のざわな、ノザワナ.

Kanji and stroke order

野

plains, field, rustic

on: ヤ、ショ
kun: の、の-

11 strokes · JLPT 3

沢

swamp, marsh, brilliance

on: タク
kun: さわ、うるお.い、うるお.す、つや

7 strokes · JLPT 1

菜

vegetable, side dish, greens

on: サイ
kun: な

11 strokes · JLPT 3

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

Word	Reading	Meaning
野球	やきゅう yakyuu	baseball
分野	ぶんや bun'ya	field; sphere; realm
野菜	やさい yasai	vegetable
野党	やとう yatou	opposition party; the opposition
視野	しや shiya	field of vision; view
平野	へいや heiya	plain; open field
沢山	たくさん takusan	a lot; lots; plenty
贅沢	ぜいたく zeitaku	luxury; extravagance
惣菜	そうざい souzai	small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal); side dish

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.