leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves
Refers to the edible leaves of vegetables, especially leafy greens used in cooking. Often used in everyday contexts like shopping or cooking.
Today I'll buy some greens and make ohitashi.
Please wash the vegetable leaves well before using them in cooking.
work overalls; light blue overalls
Standard spelling with the small っ, reflecting the geminate pronunciation.
Irregular okurigana usage; the small っ is omitted, but the reading remains なっぱ. Rarely seen.
Formed from 菜 and 葉, with gemination and the change of initial は to ぱ in the second element, yielding なっぱ.