This is the 1301st most frequent Japanese word.
玉ねぎ
Onion.
Here, 玉ねぎ is used as the direct object in a sentence, indicating the item to be acted upon.
玉ねぎを切ってください。
Please cut the onion.
In this sentence, 玉ねぎ is the subject and used to make a general statement about onions.
玉ねぎは健康に良いです。
Onions are good for health.
玉ねぎ is used to describe the specific characteristic or ingredient influencing the soup.