Daikon
Japanese Radish
noun, の adjective
This will be easier if you've seen or heard of daikon before. It's a really big root in the ground that's pretty delicious. It's known as daikon in the grocery stores for the most part, though occasionally you'll see it as Japanese radish instead.
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. 大 uses the だい reading because if you try to put the whole thing in your mouth at once you'll probably end up choking and dying.
大根の皮
daikon peel
大根の葉
daikon leaves
大根の葉っぱ
daikon leaves
大根を切る
to cut daikon
大根を使う
to use daikon
大根を入れる
to put daikon in something
大根役者
a lousy actor
大根下ろし
grated daikon
大根足
thick legs
ブリ大根
yellowtail and daikon dish
かいわれ大根
daikon sprouts
千切り大根
dried radish strips, daikon cut into fine strips
一度、大根を育ててみようとしたんですが、全部かれてしまったんです。
I've tried to grow daikon once, but they all withered and died.
うちの家族は、クリスマスの時期にくつ下とかんそうさせた大根をぶら下げるんだ。
My family hangs up stockings and dried Japanese radishes for the Christmas season.
おお、これいいんじゃねえ？めちゃくちゃいい大根だよ。お前も、一本欲しいか？
Hey, check it out! These are really nice Japanese radishes. Do you want one of these too?