青菜 (aona) Japanese meaning: leafy green vegetables | KotomoraFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000 Expressions
青菜に塩feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
I quickly boil the greens and make ohitashi.
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Etymology
Compound of 青 (あお, 'green') and 菜 (な, 'vegetable/leafy plant'). The reading あおな follows standard kun'yomi compounding.