根こん菜さい

noun

root vegetable

Refers to vegetables whose edible part grows underground, such as carrots, radishes, and burdock.

• 根こん菜さいは煮に物ものによく使つかわれる。

  Root vegetables are often used in simmered dishes.

• 冬ふゆは根こん菜さいがおいしい季き節せつです。

  Winter is the season when root vegetables are delicious.