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Japanese
Etymology 1
From 大 (ō, “big, great”) + 根 (ne, “root”).
Pronunciation
Noun
大根 • (ōne)
- Archaic form of 大根 (daikon).
- the fundamental root or origin of something
Etymology 2
On'yomi form of the native Japanese word 大根 (ōne).
Pronunciation
Noun
大根 • (daikon)
- daikon, a large white variety of radish native to East Asia
- (acting) a ham, an actor known for an exaggerated, over-wrought style
(alternative reading hiragana でこん, katakana デコン, rōmaji dekon)
- (Kagoshima) daikon
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN