Chinese onion; rakkyo
Refers to the plant Allium chinense, a type of onion with small bulbs, often pickled.
pickled Chinese onion
Abbreviation of らっきょう漬け; refers to the pickled product, commonly served with Japanese curry.
See also: らっきょう漬け
I serve pickled Chinese onions with curry.
Pickled Chinese onions go well as a side dish with curry.
I'm growing Chinese onions in the garden.
The full term for pickled Chinese onion; らっきょう alone is the common abbreviation.
Japanese onion (Allium thunbergii)
The word is usually written in kana; this is the most common spelling.
Katakana spelling, often used in botanical or culinary contexts.
Rare kanji form; the characters mean 'spicy leek'.
Rare single-character kanji form.
Rare kanji form.
Rare kanji form.
The word is likely a borrowing from Chinese, but the exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji forms are rarely used.