桜島大根

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桜	島	大	根
さくら Grade: 5	しま > じま Grade: 3	だい Grade: 1	こん Grade: 3
kun’yomi		on’yomi

Alternative spelling
櫻島大根 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From 桜島 (Sakurajima) + 大根 (daikon).

Noun

桜(さくら)島(じま)大(だい)根(こん) • (Sakurajima daikon) 

1. (Japanese cuisine) The Sakurajima radish, the giant white radish cultivated in Kagoshima Prefecture.

Synonyms

• (Kagoshima dialect) しまでこん (shimadekon)