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キャベツ (kyabetsu) Japanese meaning: cabbage | Kotomora

キャベツ

also: キャベジ

キャ

ベ

ツ

Common word›JLPTN1›Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

1

Refers to the vegetable Brassica oleracea. Common in everyday contexts.

今こん夜やはキャベツをたっぷり使つかったお好このみ焼やきを作つくろう。

Tonight, let's make okonomiyaki with plenty of cabbage.

キャベツの千せん切ぎりはとんかつの付つけ合あわせに欠かかせない。

Shredded cabbage is an essential side for tonkatsu.

Usage patterns

キャベツをせん切ぎりにするto shred cabbage into thin strips
サラダのためにキャベツをせん切ぎりにした。
I shredded the cabbage for the salad.
キャベツをゆでるto boil cabbage
キャベツをゆでてから水みず気けを切きった。
I boiled the cabbage and then drained it.

Don't confuse with

レタス
キャベツ (cabbage) is usually cooked or shredded and has tightly packed leaves, while レタス (lettuce) is eaten raw in salads and has looser leaves.
白はく菜さいN1
キャベツ (cabbage) has round, tightly wrapped pale-green leaves, while 白菜 (Chinese cabbage) is longer and lighter in color and is common in hot pot dishes.

Counted with

玉たまN3
Used for cabbages, heads of lettuce, and similar round produce.

Word family· 9

ロールキャベツ
cabbage roll; stuffed cabbage
せんキャベツ
thinly shredded cabbage
春はるキャベツ
spring cabbage; early-season cabbage
花はなキャベツ
cauliflower
赤あかキャベツ
red cabbage

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Written forms

キャベツUsage100%
Standard katakana spelling for cabbage.
キャベジUsage<1%
irregular kana usage
Irregular kana variant; occasionally seen but not standard.

Etymology

Borrowed from English 'cabbage'.

黒くろキャベツ
cavolo nero; lacinato kale; Tuscan kale; black kale
キャベツ炒いため
fried cabbage; stir-fried cabbage
レッドキャベツ
red cabbage
千せん切ぎりキャベツ
thinly shredded cabbage