also: たくわん
noun
pickled daikon radish
Abbreviation of 沢庵漬け (takuan-zuke). A common yellow pickled daikon radish, often served as a side dish or in sushi rolls.
See also: 沢庵漬け
お弁当にたくあんを入れました。
I put some pickled daikon radish in the bento.
このたくあんは甘くておいしい。
This pickled daikon radish is sweet and delicious.
Kanji spelling, often seen in product labels or formal contexts.
Dialectal or older pronunciation variant; rarely used in modern standard Japanese.
Full form of the word; たくあん is the common abbreviation.
Named after the Buddhist monk Takuan Sōhō (沢庵宗彭), who is traditionally credited with creating this pickling method.