ラディッシュ

Japanese

Etymology

From English radish. Attested from the 1910s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾa̠dʲiɕːɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

ラディッシュ • (radisshu) 

1. radish, Raphanus sativus, especially small cultivars

   Synonyms: 二十日大根 (hatsuka daikon), 赤蕪 (akakabu)

   Antonym: 大根 (daikon)

   • [1915, Saito Hidesaburō, Jukugo honi Ei-Wa chūjiten [Saito's Idiomological English-Japanese Dictionary], page 1064:

     Rad'ish (ラディッシュ)【名(めい)】(西(せい)洋(よう))赤(あか)大(だい)根(こん)。

     RAd'ish (radisshu)【mei】(seiyō) akadaikon.

     rad'ish (radisshu) [n.] (Western) red daikon.]

   • 1985, Sen Sumiko, Kyō no obanzai [Kyoto side dishes], page 8:

     ③(さん)ラディッシュは小(こ)口(ぐち)から薄(うす)切(ぎ)りにし、塩(しお)をふり、しんなりしたら水(みず)洗(あら)いし、水(みず)気(け)を切(き)る。

     San Radisshu wa koguchi kara usugiri ni shi, shio o furi, shinnari shitara mizuarai shi, mizuke o kiru.

     3. Cut the trimmed radishes into thin slices, sprinkle with salt, and when wilted rinse and pat dry.