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    3. 大根

    大根

    大だい根こん

    daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)

    KMT8News #21+1CoreNoun, ParticleFood & DiningKanji Vocab13 strokes

    だいこんだいこダイコン

    Noun, Particle

    1.
    daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus)
    2.
    ham actor
    abbreviation

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    大だい根こんは日に本ほんの冬ふゆの野や菜さいです。

    Daikon is a winter vegetable in Japan.

    KMT7Food & DiningNature & Environment
    ぶり大だい根こんは、大だい根こんとブリを煮に込こんだ美お味いしい料りょう理りだ。

    Buri daikon is a delicious dish made by simmering daikon and yellowtail.

    KMT8Food & Dining
    おでんには、味あじが染しみ込こんだ大だい根こんが欠 かせない。

    Daikon, which has absorbed the flavor, is essential for Oden.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    畑はたけで採とれた新しん鮮せんな大だい根こんを使つかって、味み噌そ汁しるを作つくった。

    I made miso soup using fresh daikon harvested from the field.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれの演えん技ぎは大だい根こん役やく者しゃそのもので、観かん客きゃくは皆みな苦にが笑わらいしていた。

    His acting was that of a ham actor, and all the audience members were giving wry smiles.

    KMT9Music & EntertainmentEmotions & Psychology

    Kanji that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    根
    ね・-ね…(1)
    root・radical・head (pimple)
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