Where does “takuwan” come from?
takuwan (English) comes from Japanese 沢庵, from Japanese Takuan Sōhō.
takuwan (English): Pickled daikon radish
Ancestry of “takuwan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 沢庵 | half-dried radish pickled with salt and rice bran |
| 2 | Japanese | Takuan Sōhō | — |