noun
Chinese onion; rakkyo
Refers to the plant Allium chinense, a type of onion with small bulbs, often pickled.
らっきょうはカレーの付け合わせに合う。
Pickled Chinese onions go well as a side dish with curry.
庭でらっきょうを育てている。
I'm growing Chinese onions in the garden.
noun
pickled Chinese onion
Abbreviation of らっきょう漬け; refers to the pickled product, commonly served with Japanese curry.
See also: らっきょう漬け
カレーにらっきょうを添える。
I serve pickled Chinese onions with curry.
Rare kanji form; the characters mean 'spicy leek'.
Rare single-character kanji form.
Rare kanji form.
Rare kanji form.
The full term for pickled Chinese onion; らっきょう alone is the common abbreviation.
The word is likely a borrowing from Chinese, but the exact derivation is uncertain. The kanji forms are rarely used.