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Meaning of takuan | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

A type of pickled daikon radish, half-dried before being pickled with rice bran and salt or sugar, typically yellow in color.

uncountable

Equivalents

日本語 沢庵 沢庵漬け
한국어 다꽝 다꾸앙 다쿠앙 단무지

Examples

“When daikon is pickled in a paste of salt and rice bran it is called takuan and in this form or in the fresh state it is utilized when available by the majority of Japanese families for every meal.”
“Hot rice with takuan is as common on Japanese tables as bread and butter in America.”
“It began to snow heavily once again whilst the two samurai slowly ate their breakfast of rice and takuan radish”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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