Word Meaning 白菜

ぱくちょい pakuchoi

白菜 is read as ぱくちょい (pakuchoi) and means bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with white stalks).

Meaning

English

bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis; esp. cultivars with white stalks)
pak choi
Chinese cabbage

Reading

Kana

ぱくちょい

Romaji

pakuchoi

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 4 Kanken 7級 Related Words 餃子,焼き餃子,ニンニク,大蒜,葫,蒜,キャベツ,ニラ Rank 124166 Priority T

Related Vocabulary

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大阪白菜

おおさかしろな

Brassica campestris var. amplexicaulis (bok choy and cabbage hybrid)

辣白菜

らーばいさい

hot-and-sour cabbage

白衣

しろぎぬ

commoner without rank (in ancient China)

白線

はくせん

linea alba (anot.)

白玉

しらたま

rice flour dumpling

白雲

しらくも

white clouds

白身

しろみ

egg white

白血病

はっけつびょう

leukemia

白星

しろぼし

victory mark

白血球

はっけっきゅう

white blood cell

白羽

しらは

white feather

白粉

おしろい

(face) powder

Example Sentences

1/4カットの白菜を太めの千切りにザクザク切る。

Cut the quartered pak-choi into, slightly wide, strips.

こんなにあった白菜が、煮るとこれっぽっちになる。

The cabbage that was this much turns into just this little when cooked.

お姉ちゃんがね、市場でナスとジャガイモとズッキーニあと白菜を買ってきたよ。

Our sister bought some eggplants, potatoes, zucchinis and Chinese cabbage at the market.

鍋にごま油を中火で熱し、にんにく、鶏肉を入れて炒め、色が変わったら中華スープと白菜を入れて煮る。

Heat sesame oil in the pan on a medium flame, add the chicken meat, the garlic and fry, when the colour changes pour in the Chinese soup, add the Chinese cabbage and boil.

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