花大根

Japanese

Kanji in this term
花	大	根
はな Grade: 1	だい Grade: 1	こん Grade: 3
kun'yomi	goon	on'yomi

Etymology

Literally, “flower daikon”, 花(はな) (hana, “flower”) + 大根(だいこん) (daikon, “daikon radish, mooli”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠na̠da̠ikõ̞ɴ]

Noun

花(はな)大(だい)根(こん) or 花大根(ハナダイコン) • (hanadaikon) 

1. dame's rocket, Hesperis matronalis
2. Synonym of 大紫羅欄花 (ō-araseitō, “Chinese violet cress, Orychophragmus violaceus”)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).