葉菜

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 葉菜 is read as ようさい and is a noun for a leafy vegetable classified by the leaves that are eaten.
• Basic usage: Classifying leafy vegetables by type appears in 葉菜を種類別に分類する, while covering leafy crops with a fine net appears in 畑の葉菜に網を掛ける.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Distinction from 青菜
  • 葉菜 is an agricultural category for vegetables grown for their leaves, whereas 青菜 is an everyday term for green leafy vegetables.