Daikon, Japanese Radish
noun, の adjective
This will be easier if you've seen or heard of daikon before. It's a really big root in the ground that's pretty delicious. It's known as daikon in the grocery stores for the most part, though occasionally you'll see it as Japanese radish instead.
だいこん
This is a jukugo word, which usually means on'yomi readings from the kanji. If you know the readings of your kanji you'll know how to read this as well. 大 uses the だい reading because if you try to put the whole thing in your mouth at once you'll probably end up choking and dying.
大根は和食によく使われます。
Daikon is often used in Japanese cuisine.
大根のピクルスを買ってきた。
I bought daikon pickles.
大根は煮物にすると魚や卵との相性が良いですよ。
If you cook nimono with daikon, it goes well with fish or eggs.