Word Meaning 大根

だいこ daiko

大根 is read as だいこ (daiko) and means daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus).

Meaning

English

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
ham actor

Reading

Kana

だいこ

Romaji

daiko

Writing Variants

大根だいこん daikon

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 166 Priority A

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大和島根

やまとしまね

the island country of Japan

大屋根

おおやね

main roof

大根役者

だいこんやくしゃ

ham actor

時なし大根

ときなしだいこん

year-round white daikon

千切り大根

せんぎりだいこん

dried radish strips

花大根

はなだいこん

Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)

夏大根

なつだいこん

summer daikon

練馬大根

ねりまだいこん

Nerima daikon (variety of daikon with a long, thick root)

切干大根

きりぼしだいこん

thinly sliced and dried strips of daikon

割干大根

わりぼしだいこん

strips of daikon sliced the long way and dried

大根脚

だいこんあし

thick legs

大根卸し

だいこおろし

daikon grater