Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 5
さい > ざい
Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology edit

is a daiyōji replacing .

Definitions edit

For pronunciation and definitions of 総菜 – see the following entry.
惣菜そうざい
[noun] side dish
(This term, 総菜, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)