takuan
noun
takuan is spelled T-A-K-U-A-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, takuan means “A type of pickled daikon radish, half-dried before being pickled with rice bran and salt or sugar, typically yellow in color” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in takuan?
| Letters | 6: T-A-K-U-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is takuan?
Takuan appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of takuan
- takuwan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does takuan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of pickled daikon radish, half-dried before being pickled with rice bran and salt or sugar, typically yellow in color.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does takuan come from?
Borrowed from Japanese 沢庵 (takuan).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).