大だい根こん

noun

daikon radish

The large white East Asian radish, a staple vegetable in Japanese cuisine.

• 大だい根こんを薄うすく切きってサラダに入いれた。

  I sliced the daikon thinly and added it to the salad.

• 冬ふゆになると大だい根こんが安やすくなる。

  Daikon gets cheaper in winter.

noun

ham actor; wooden actor

Abbreviation of 大根役者; a derogatory term for a bad or stiff actor. The metaphor comes from the idea that daikon never causes food poisoning no matter how much you eat, implying the actor's performance is harmless but unskilled.

See also: 大根役者

• あの俳はい優ゆうは大だい根こんだと言いわれている。

  That actor is said to be a ham.

• 彼かれの演えん技ぎは大だい根こんそのものだった。

  His acting was the epitome of woodenness.