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芋

芋 — taro, yam, tuber

On
ウ
Kun
いも
Strokes
6
JLPT
N1
School grade
8

Common words with 芋

  • じゃが芋じゃがいもpotato (Solanum tuberosum)Common
  • 芋いもtuber; taro; potato; yamCommon

    いもを食べるとおならがでる。
    Potatoes give me wind.

  • さつま芋さつまいもsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)Common
  • 焼き芋やきいもroasted sweet potato; baked sweet potatoCommon
  • 芋の子いものこminor taro root; taro cormlet; taro cormelRare
  • 子芋こいもsecondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro budRare
  • 芋るいもるto be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerveRare
  • 海芋かいうcalla (Zantedeschia aethiopica)Rare
  • 大学芋だいがくいもcandied sweet potatoRare
  • 芋っぽいいもっぽいuncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hickRare
  • 芋臭いいもくさいcountrified; unsophisticated; unfashionable; uncool; lacking refinementRare
  • 紫芋むらさきいもpurple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)Rare
  • 京芋きょういもshrimp-shaped taro varietyRare
  • 孫芋まごいもtertiary taro corm; taro cormletRare
  • 芋畑いもばたけpotato field; yam field; sweet-potato fieldRare
  • 吉芋きちいもKichiimo (chain of sweet potato restaurants)Rare
  • 蓮芋はすいもgiant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)Rare
  • 紅芋べにいもpurple yam (Dioscorea alata); water yamRare
  • 田芋たいもtaro variety cultivated in paddy fieldsRare
  • 唐芋とういもsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)Rare

With the N5–N1 kanji, you can read 74 words that use 芋.

  • 芋 いも tuber; taro; potato; yam
  • 焼き芋 やきいも roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
  • じゃが芋 じゃがいも potato (Solanum tuberosum)
  • さつま芋 さつまいも sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  • 子芋 こいも secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud

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