This is the 9728th most frequent Japanese word.
菜食
Vegetarian diet.
In this sentence, the word '菜食' is used as part of the compound '菜食主義者', which means 'vegetarian'. This indicates adherence to a plant-based diet.
彼女は菜食主義者で、肉を食べません。
She is a vegetarian and does not eat meat.
Here, '菜食' is used to refer to the practice or habit of eating vegetarian meals.
私たちは最近菜食を始めました。
We recently started practicing vegetarianism.
In this example, '菜食' is used to refer to vegetarian cuisine or meals served without meat.