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Kotomora

ハツカダイコン

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Meanings

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noun

radish (Raphanus sativus var. sativus)

usually written using kana alone

Refers specifically to the small, round, red-skinned radish often called 'French breakfast radish' or simply 'radish' in English. The name 二十日 (はつか) means 'twenty days', referring to its quick growing time.