Daikon

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Daikon
From left to right: watermelon radish, daikon, bái luóbo, waemu, yeolmu, and ponytail radish
Genus	Raphanus
Species	Raphanus sativus
Subspecies	R. sativus subsp. longipinnatus
Cultivar group	White radish
Origin	North China[1]

Radishes in Okage Yoko-chō, Japan
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	白蘿蔔
Simplified Chinese	白萝卜
Literal meaning	“white radish”
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin bái luóbo Wade–Giles pai2 lo2-po5 Yue: Cantonese Jyutping baak6 lo4 baak6
Alternative Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	菜頭
Simplified Chinese	菜头
Literal meaning	“vegetable head”
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin càitóu Southern Min Hokkien POJ chhài-thâu
Korean name
Hangul	왜무
Literal meaning	Wae radish
Transcriptions Revised Romanization waemu McCune–Reischauer waemu
Japanese name
Kanji	大根
Kana	だいこん
Transcriptions Romanization daikon

Daikon^[2] or mooli,^[3] Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root. Originally native to continental East Asia,^[4] daikon is harvested and consumed throughout the region, as well as in South Asia, and is available internationally. In some locations, daikon is planted for its ability to break up compacted soils and recover nutrients and is not harvested.