二十日大根

Japanese
Kanji in this term
二 十 日 大 根
はた > はつ か
Grade: 1		 だい
Grade: 1		 こん
Grade: 3
Grade: 1 Grade: 1
jukujikun kun’yomi on’yomi
Alternative spelling
廿日大根
二十日大根: red radishes

Etymology

Cultivars were introduced to Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912),[1] and the word appears in print by the early 20th century (see quotations below). Superficially of 二十(はつ)日(か) (hatsuka, “20 days, 20th day”) + 大(だい)根(こん) (daikon, “daikon”), possibly from the fact that the vegetable may be harvested as early as 20 days after planting.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ha̠t͡sɨᵝka̠da̠ikõ̞ɴ]

Noun

二十(はつ)日(か)大(だい)根(こん) or 二十日大根(ハツカダイコン) • (hatsuka daikon or hatsukadaikon) 

  1. radish, Raphanus sativus, (specifically) small red radishes
    Synonyms: ラディッシュ (radisshu), 赤蕪 (akakabu)
    • 1908, Fukuba Hayato, Kaju sosai kōtō saibai ron [On cultivation of high-quality fruits and vegetables], page 271:
      二十(はつ)日(か)大(だい)根(こん)ハ邦(くに)式(しき)調(ちょう)理(り)ニテハサマデ需(じゅ)要(よう) […]
      Hatsuka daikon wa kuni-shiki chōri nite wa sama de juyō […]
      Regarding hatsuka daikon, there is great demand for various Japanese-style dishes
    • 1911, Nōson jichi no kenkyū [Report on an autonomous agricultural village], Yokohama: Yūrindō, page 251:
      二(に)期(き)生(せい)馬(ば)鈴(れい)薯(しょ)、晚(ばん)大(だい)根(こん)、時(とき)無(なし)大(だい)根(こん)、二十(はつ)日(か)大(だい)根(こん)（四(し)月(がつ)ヨリ八(はち)月(がつ)ニ至(いた)る）
      niki sei bareisho, ban daikon, tokinashi daikon, hatsuka daikon (shigatsu yori hachigatsu ni itaru)
      second-season potatoes, ban daikon, all-season daikon, and hatsuka daikon (harvested April through August)

See also

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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