daikon in Japanese
daikon in Japanese is 大根, 蘿蔔 — daikon means an East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
daikon in Japanese
What does "daikon" mean?
- noun An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
- noun The usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish.
- noun Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.
Common Japanese translations
Frequently asked questions
What is "daikon" in Japanese?
"daikon" in Japanese is 大根, 蘿蔔. daikon means: An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
How do you pronounce 大根?
"daikon" in Japanese is 大根, pronounced "daikon".
Are there other ways to say "daikon" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "daikon": 大根, 蘿蔔.
