赤蕪
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 赤 | 蕪 |
| あか Grade: 1 |
かぶ Jinmeiyō |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 赤カブ 赤かぶ |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- red turnip (any of several varieties of turnip (Brassica rapa) that are red or purple in color)
- radish
- Synonym: 二十日大根 (hatsuka daikon)
- beet, beetroot
Usage notes
[edit]Varieties of red turnip include 日野菜 (hinona) from Shiga prefecture, 片平あかね (katahira akane) from Nara prefecture, and 伊予緋カブ (iyo hi kabu) from Ehime, among others.
Relatively small, red radishes called 赤蕪 are distinguished from large, white 大根 (daikon).
See also
[edit]- 蕪 (kabu, “turnip”)
References
[edit]- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 赤 read as あか
- Japanese terms spelled with 蕪 read as かぶ
- Japanese terms read with kun'yomi
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- Japanese lemmas
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- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
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- ja:Brassicas
- ja:Radishes
- ja:Amaranths and goosefoots