Translation guide
A large, white, mild Japanese radish used in many dishes. The word can refer to the vegetable itself or to dishes featuring it.
daikon (the vegetable)
Referring to the daikon radish as an ingredient or food item.
The standard word for daikon radish. Used in cooking and everyday conversation.
Please buy some daikon.
This daikon is really big, isn't it?
In some contexts, especially in cooking, may be referred to with honorific prefix お.
Let's simmer the daikon.
Referring to specific dishes made with daikon, such as pickles or grated radish.
Using 'daikon' in idiomatic expressions or metaphors.
Literally 'daikon actor', meaning a bad or ham actor. From the idea that daikon is always edible (当たらない) and never causes food poisoning, so a bad actor never 'hits' the mark.
He is said to be a ham actor.
In English, 'daikon' specifically refers to the large white Japanese radish. In Japanese, 大根 is the general term for this type of radish, but there are many varieties. If you mean the small red radish, use ラディッシュ.
Grated daikon, commonly served with grilled fish or tempura.
Please enjoy it with grated daikon.
Dried shredded daikon, rehydrated and cooked in simmered dishes.
I like simmered dried daikon.