菜 さい Meanings Noun side dish Kanji 菜 vegetable. Read as サイ. Words containing 菜 野菜 (やさい) vegetable 惣菜 (そうざい) small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal) 前菜 (ぜんさい) hors d'oeuvre And 96 more. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists