Translation guide
A Japanese leafy green vegetable with feathery leaves and a mild, peppery flavor, used in salads, hot pots, and stir-fries.
Referring to the plant or the ingredient in general.
The standard Japanese name for mizuna. Literally 'water greens'. Commonly used in cooking and grocery contexts.
水菜は鍋料理によく合います。
Mizuna goes well in hot pot dishes.
A traditional name for mizuna, especially associated with Kyoto. Literally 'Kyoto greens'. Less common in everyday speech.
京菜は京都の伝統野菜です。
Kyona is a traditional vegetable of Kyoto.
Talking about mizuna as an ingredient in food.
Use the same word; context makes it clear you're referring to the food.
サラダに水菜を入れました。
I put mizuna in the salad.
Asking for mizuna at a store or restaurant.
Polite way to ask for mizuna. 'Please give me mizuna.'
すみません、水菜をください。
Excuse me, can I have some mizuna?
Asking if they have mizuna. 'Do you have mizuna?'
水菜はありますか？
Do you have mizuna?