山さん菜さい

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Meanings

edible wild plants; mountain vegetables

Refers to wild plants, herbs, and young shoots gathered in mountains and fields for food, especially in spring. Typical examples include ぜんまい, わらび, ふきのとう, and たらのめ.

春はるになると、山さん菜さい採とりに出でかける人ひとが多おおい。
When spring comes, many people go out to gather wild mountain vegetables.
この地ち方ほうの山さん菜さい料りょう理りはとても美味おいしい。
The wild-plant dishes of this region are very delicious.

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Usage patterns

〈場ば所しょ〉で山さん菜さいを採とるto gather wild mountain vegetables at a place
春はるになると、近ちかくの山やまで山さん菜さいを採とる人ひとが増ふえる。
When spring comes, more people go gather wild mountain vegetables in the nearby mountains.
山さん菜さいが出でるfor wild mountain vegetables to come up/appear (in season)
雪ゆきが溶とけると、山さん菜さいが出で始はじめる。
Once the snow melts, wild mountain vegetables start to come up.