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でーくに【大根】

deekuni

Pronunciation: [deːkuni]

Definition

Noun

  1. Daikon radish; White radish; Japanese radish

Etymology

Cognate to Okinawan でーくに deekuni and standard Japanese だいこん【大根】 daikon.

Notes

An edible vegetable commonly known as the Daikon radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus), the White radish, the Japanese radish, and the Oriental radish among various other names. Though a species of radish, Daikons bear more strongly the shape of overgrown white carrots.

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Kanji大根
Kanaでーくに
Romanizationdeekuni
Pronunciation (IPA)[deːkuni]

意味:だいこん【大根】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2013, April 2). でーくに【大根】 : deekuni | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 7, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1000/deekuni/.