大根

Hachijō

Kanji in this term
大	根
でー Grade: 1	こん Grade: 3
goon

Pronunciation

• (Mitsune) IPA^(key): [deːko], [dʑaːko]
• (Okago, Sueyoshi) IPA^(key): [deːko]
• (Kashitate) IPA^(key): [dʑaːko]
• (Nakanogo) IPA^(key): [diaˑkoɴ]

Noun

大根(でーこん) (dēkon) 

1. daikon

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
大	根
おお Grade: 1	ね Grade: 3
kun'yomi

From 大(おお) (ō, “big, great”) + 根(ね) (ne, “root”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞ːne̞]

Noun

大(おお)根(ね) • (ōne) 

1. Archaic form of 大根 (daikon).
2. the fundamental root or origin of something

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
大	根
だい Grade: 1	こん Grade: 3
goon

On'yomi form of the native Japanese word 大根(おおね) (ōne).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) だいこん [dàíkóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [da̠ikõ̞ɴ]

Noun

大(だい)根(こん) • (daikon) 

1. daikon, a large white variety of radish native to East Asia

   Synonyms: 蘿蔔 (suzushiro), 大根 (ōne), 心太 (kokorobuto), 鏡草 (kagami-gusa)

2. (acting) a ham, an actor known for an exaggerated, over-wrought style

Noun

大根(でこん) • (dekon) 

1. (Kagoshima) daikon

Derived terms

• 花大根(はなだいこん) (hanadaikon)
• 山葵大根(わさびだいこん) (wasabidaikon): horseradish
• 大根役者(だいこんやくしゃ) (daikon'yakusha)

See also

• 莱菔子(らいふくし) (raifukushi)