How to pronounce daikon
Say it like DY-kawn. Daikon has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (DY).
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US American/ˈdaɪˌkɔn/DY-kawn
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- DY
- kawn
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Daikon pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- DYSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "i" in time.
- kawnGive this part a little weight. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
What does daikon mean?
noun
- An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal
- The usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish.
- Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.
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Questions about saying daikon
How do you pronounce daikon?
Say DY-kawn. The American pronunciation is /ˈdaɪˌkɔn/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in daikon?
Daikon has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (DY). Broken into parts: DY · kawn.