The dish is called by a different name from region to region: the most standard term is; 'takuan no nitano,' or 'takuwan no nitano,' with local variations being 'takkuan no nitano,' and 'takkan no nitano;' other names include: 'takuan no taitano,' or 'takuan no taitan,' where 'taita' means simmered or cooked, an expression more frequently used in western Japan, 'zeitaku-ni,' which literally means luxurious simmered dish, inferring that time and effort were expended for the extra process of cooking daikon pickles, which could have been served as is, and 'furusato-ni,' which literally means a hometown style simmered dish.
地域によってさまざまな異称があり、「たくあんの煮たの」（普通に発音すると「たくあんのにたの」又は「たくわんのにたの」だが、方言として「たっくぁんのにたの」又は「たっかんのにたの」と発音される場合もある）、「たくあんの炊いたの」（「たくあんの炊いたん」とも）、「贅沢煮」（たくあんそのままでも十分おかずとして食べられるのに敢えてもう一手間をかけるという点が「贅沢」とされた）、「ふるさと煮」とも呼ばれる。