noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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/ˈdaɪkɒn/
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rhymes with -aɪkɒn
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1
noun
Meaning 1
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
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.
The usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Japanese
Topics: cuisine, food, lifestyle
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: radish, Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: radish plant, radish
History
Etymology
From Japanese 大根 (daikon, “big root”).
Across languages
Translations
92 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فِجْل
(fijl)
— large white radish
Arabic:
دَايْكُون
(dāykūn)
— large white radish
Azerbaijani:
ağ turp
— large white radish
Azerbaijani:
daykon
— large white radish
Azerbaijani:
yapon turpu
— large white radish
Azerbaijani:
çin turpu
— large white radish
Bengali:
মূলা
(mula)
— large white radish
Bulgarian:
дайко́н
(dajkón)
— large white radish
Catalan:
daikon
— large white radish
Catalan:
rave blanc
— large white radish
Catalan:
rave japonès
— large white radish
Catalan:
rave xinès
— large white radish
Catalan:
lo bok
— large white radish
Catalan:
mooli
— large white radish
Chamorro:
daigo
— large white radish
Chinese Cantonese:
蘿蔔 /萝卜
(lo4 baak6)
— large white radish
Chinese Cantonese:
白蘿蔔 /白萝卜
(baak6 lo4 baak6)
— large white radish
Hakka Chinese:
蘿蔔 /萝卜
(lò-phe̍t)
— large white radish
Chinese:
菜頭 /菜头
(zh-min-nan)
— large white radish
Chinese Mandarin:
白蘿蔔 /白萝卜
(báiluóbo)
— large white radish
Chinese Mandarin:
蘿蔔 /萝卜
(luóbo)
— large white radish
Chinese Mandarin:
菜頭 /菜头
(càitóu)
— large white radish
Xiang Chinese:
水蘿蔔 /水萝卜
(xyei3 lo2 bu)
— large white radish
Czech:
ředkev setá bílá
— large white radish
Czech:
daikon
— large white radish
Danish:
Kinaradisen
— large white radish
Danish:
Japan-Ræddike
— large white radish
Dutch:
Daikon
— large white radish
Dutch:
witte rammenas
— large white radish
Dutch:
winter-radijs
— large white radish
Dutch:
Japanse radijs
— large white radish
Dutch:
Chinese radijs
— large white radish
Esperanto:
dajkono
— large white radish
Finnish:
valkoretikka
— large white radish
French:
radis blanc
— large white radish
French:
radis d'hiver
— large white radish
French:
radis chinois
— large white radish
French:
daïkon
— large white radish
French:
radis japonais
— large white radish
German:
Daikon
— large white radish
German:
chinesischer Rettich
— large white radish
German:
Daikon-Rettich
— large white radish
German:
Japanischer Rettich
— large white radish
German:
Winterrettich
— large white radish
German:
Mooli
— large white radish
Greek:
νταϊκόν
(ntaïkón)
— large white radish
Hindi:
मूली
(mūlī)
— large white radish
Hungarian:
daikon
— large white radish
Hungarian:
japán retek
— large white radish
Hungarian:
kínai retek
— large white radish
Hungarian:
jégcsapretek
— large white radish
Indonesian:
lobak
— large white radish
Indonesian:
daikon
— large white radish
Italian:
daikon
— large white radish
Italian:
ravanello cinese
— large white radish
Italian:
ravanello giapponese
— large white radish
Italian:
ravanello invernale
— large white radish
Japanese:
大根
(daikon)
— large white radish
Japanese:
蘿蔔
(rafuku)
— large white radish
Khmer:
ឆៃថាវ
(chaythaaw)
— large white radish
Korean:
무
(mu)
— large white radish
Korean:
조선무
(joseonmu)
— large white radish
Latvian:
Japānas redīss
— large white radish
Malay:
lobak
— large white radish
Malay:
lobak putih
— large white radish
Manchu:
ᠮᡠᡵᠰᠠ
(mursa)
— large white radish
Marathi:
दाइकोन
(dāikon)
— large white radish
Mongolian:
цагаан лууван
(cagaan luuvan)
— large white radish
Mongolian:
лууван
(luuvan)
— large white radish
Mongolian:
ᠴᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠯᠤᠤᠪᠠᠩ
(čaɣan luubang)
— large white radish
Mongolian:
ᠯᠤᠤᠪᠠᠩ
(luubang)
— large white radish
Persian:
دایکون
— large white radish
Pohnpeian:
daikong
— large white radish
Polish:
rzodkiew japońska
— large white radish
Polish:
daikon
— large white radish
Portuguese:
daikon
— large white radish
Russian:
дайко́н
(dajkón)
— large white radish
Russian:
япо́нская ре́дька
(japónskaja rédʹka)
— large white radish
Russian:
кита́йская ре́дька
(kitájskaja rédʹka)
— large white radish
Spanish:
rábano blanco
— large white radish
Swedish:
trädgårdsrättika
— large white radish
Thai:
ผักกาดหัว
— large white radish
Turkish:
daikon
— large white radish
Turkish:
Beyaz Turp
— large white radish
Turkish:
Japon turpu
— large white radish
Turkish:
Oryantal turp
— large white radish
Turkish:
Çin turp
— large white radish
Ukrainian:
дайко́н
(dajkón)
— large white radish
Ukrainian:
япо́нська ре́дька
(japónsʹka rédʹka)
— large white radish
Ukrainian:
кита́йська ре́дька
(kytájsʹka rédʹka)
— large white radish
