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時無し大根 (ときなしだいこん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

時とき無なし大だい根こん

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Meanings

1

year-round white daikon

A variety of daikon radish that can be cultivated throughout the year, not limited to a specific season.

時とき無なし大だい根こんは、季き節せつを問とわず栽さい培ばいできる品ひん種

しゅ

です

。

Tokinashi daikon is a variety that can be cultivated regardless of the season.

Kanji

時time, hour
無nothingness, none, ain't
大large, big
根root, radical, head (pimple)

Related words

大だい根こん
Generic term for daikon radish; 時無し大根 is a specific cultivar.

Built from

時とき+なし+大だい根こん

Written forms

時とき無なし大だい根こん
Standard kanji spelling for this variety of daikon.
時ときなし大だい根こん
Alternate kanji spelling using なし instead of 無し.
トキナシダイコン
kana-only spelling
Katakana spelling, often used in seed packets or agricultural contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 時無し (tokina shi, 'timeless, without a season') and 大根 (daikon, 'daikon radish'), referring to its ability to be grown year-round.