赤蕪

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤	蕪
あか Grade: 1	かぶ Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spellings
赤カブ赤かぶ

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) あかかぶ [àkákábú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [a̠ka̠ka̠bɯ̟]

Noun

赤(あか)蕪(かぶ) or 赤蕪(アカカブ) • (akakabu)

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
Synonyms: ビーツ (bītsu), 火焔菜 (kaensai)

Usage notes

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(だいこん) (daikon).

References

^ 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

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 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

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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