noun

  1. small dish (served as a part of an ordinary household meal), side dish.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
惣菜 そうざい
総菜 そうざい

Contained Kanji Breakdown

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ソウ そ すべ.て (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
thing, object, matter
もの ブツ モツ (3rd, N4)
cow
うし ギュウ ご (2nd, N4)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
dry, parch, ebb
ひ.る カン ほ.す (6th, N2)
not, must not, do not
モチ ブツ ボツ (Kentei Pre-1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ つつ.む (Kentei 1)
heart, mind, spirit
こころ シン (2nd, N4)
vegetable, side dish, greens
サイ な よう (4th, N2)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
dice, form, appearance
サイ と.る いろどり (11th, N1)
paw radical
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)