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Japanese radish

Japanese radish

3.0
A large long white root vegetable from Japan often eaten raw or cooked
  • noun
translation icon : rábano japonés
  • Have you ever tried Japanese radish salad?
  • Japanese radish (daikon)

Examples

  • She bought a fresh Japanese radish at the market to use in pickles and soups.

  • I bought a Japanese radish at the market.

  • Stir-fries in Asian cuisine often include sliced Japanese radish as a key ingredient.

  • The salad was topped with grated Japanese radish for added crunch and flavor.

  • In Japanese cuisine, Japanese radish is often sliced thin and served in salads.

  • She added Japanese radish to the sushi rolls for extra crunch and flavor.

  • This recipe features Japanese radish as a key ingredient, highlighting its unique taste.

Synonyms

radish
vsJapanese radish
14 1.0

A small round root vegetable with a sharp, spicy taste often eaten raw

is the larger long white type rather than the small salad variety
daikon
vsJapanese radish
2 7.3

A large white radish with a long crunchy root eaten raw or cooked

is a descriptive term stressing size and origin rather than a specific name
Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
vsJapanese radish
  • Specialized
9.9

A long white radish from East Asia that people eat raw or cooked

is the broader descriptive term focusing on size and origin rather than scientific variety

Surface Forms

Japanese radish singular
Japanese radishes plural

Morphology

Japanese + radish

This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'Japanese' indicates origin/variety and 'radish' names the vegetable, so a learner who knows both words will infer it refers to a radish from Japan (or a Japanese variety such as daikon). The pattern is morphologically transparent and cross-linguistically common, not idiomatic, so a B1 learner should understand it directly.

Etymology

Japanese radish is the common English name for the long white radish from Japan, often called daikon in Japanese. The word daikon comes from dai 'big' and kon 'root', so the name gives the image of a 'big root' and explains why it refers to a large, long radish used in cooking.