noun
leaf vegetable; greens; vegetable leaves
Refers to the edible leaves of vegetables, especially leafy greens used in cooking. Often used in everyday contexts like shopping or cooking.
今日は菜っ葉を買ってきて、おひたしにしよう。
Today I'll buy some greens and make ohitashi.
菜っ葉をよく洗ってから料理に使ってください。
Please wash the vegetable leaves well before using them in cooking.
Compound of 菜 (na, 'vegetable') + っ (geminate marker) + 葉 (ha, 'leaf'), with rendaku voicing of 葉 to ぱ. The geminate っ is a common colloquial insertion in Japanese.