沢庵

Japanese

Kanji in this term
たく
Grade: S
あん
Jinmeiyō
kan'on
Alternative spelling
澤庵 (kyūjitai)
Kanji in this term
たく
Grade: S
わん
Jinmeiyō
kan'on irregular
Alternative spelling
澤庵 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Takuan Sōhō (1573-1645), a Buddhist monk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ta̠kɯ̟ã̠ɴ]
  • IPA(key): [ta̠kɯ̟β̞ã̠ɴ]

Noun

(たく)(あん) or (たく)(わん) • (takuan or takuwan

  1. half-dried radish pickled with salt and rice bran