大根 — meaning in English

English meaning

• daikon 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.
• ham noun Meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating.
• radish noun A crisp, peppery root vegetable, usually red or white, eaten raw in salads.

Senses

大根 is used for these senses in English:

• daikon 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.
• ham (acting) An overacting or amateurish performer; an actor with an especially showy or exaggerated style.
• radish A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

daikon — full definition

1. 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.
2. noun The usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish.
3. noun Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.

ham — full definition

1. noun Meat from the thigh of a pig, cured or cooked for eating.
2. noun An amateur radio operator.
3. noun An actor or performer who overacts.
4. verb To overact or perform with exaggerated emotion.

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