ラディッシュ

Japanese

Etymology

From English radish. Attested from the 1910s.[1]

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.

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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