Moto 芋: PotatoKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ウ
- Kun'yomi
- いも
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 102 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ウ)
- オランダ海芋オランダかいうcalla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
- 海芋かいうcalla (Zantedcschia aethiopica)
Words that use a kun'yomi
- さつま芋さつまいもsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- じゃが芋じゃがいもpotato (Solanum tuberosum)
- 焼き芋やきいもroasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
- 芋いもtuber; taro
- 薩摩芋さつまいもsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- えび芋えびいもshrimp-shaped taro variety
- がが芋ががいもrough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
- とろろ芋とろろいもyam
- ジャガタラ芋ジャガタラいもpotato (Solanum tuberosum)
- セレベス芋セレベスいもtype of taro originally from Sulawesi
- タロ芋タロいもtaro (Colocasia esculenta); cocoyam
- トゲ芋トゲいもlesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta)
- ヤム芋ヤムいもJapanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
- 乾し芋ほしいもdried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
- 京芋きょういもshrimp-shaped taro variety
- 台湾山芋たいわんやまいもwater yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam
- 唐の芋とうのいもvar. of taro with long purple stalks
- 唐芋とういもsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 大学芋だいがくいもcandied sweet potato
- 子芋こいもsecondary taro corm; daughter taro corm
- 孫芋まごいもtertiary taro corm; taro cormlet
- 安納芋あんのういもorange fleshed yam
- 家柄より芋がらいえがらよりいもがらhaving food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; taro stems over family status
- 小芋こいもsecondary taro corm; daughter taro corm
- 山の芋やまのいもJapanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
- 山芋やまいもJapanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
- 干し芋ほしいもdried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
- 沖縄山芋おきなわやまいもwater yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam
- 焼き芋屋やきいもやsweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
- 琉球芋りゅうきゅういもsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 田代芋たしろいもtaccad (any plant of family Taccaceae)
- 男爵芋だんしゃくいもIrish Cobbler potato
- 石焼き芋いしやきいもsweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
- 種芋たねいもseed potato
- 粉吹き芋こふきいもdish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
- 紅芋べにいもpurple yam; water yam (Dioscorea alata)
- 紫芋むらさきいもpurple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
- 芋がらいもがらdried taro stem
- 芋けんぴいもけんぴsweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
- 芋っぽいいもっぽいuncool; bad-looking
- 芋づるいもづるsweet-potato vines
- 芋づる式いもづるしきone after another; in succession
- 芋づる接続いもづるせつぞくdaisy chain connection
- 芋の子いものこminor taro root; taro cormlet
Other readings
- ジャガ芋じゃがいもpotato (Solanum tuberosum)
- 焼芋やきいもroasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
- アメリカ塊芋アメリカほどいもpotato bean (Apios americana); hog peanut
- 不喰芋くわずいもnight-scented lily (Alocasia odora); giant upright elephant ear
- 大和芋やまといもChinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita)
- 家柄より芋幹いえがらよりいもがらhaving food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; taro stems over family status
- 家柄より芋茎いえがらよりいもがらhaving food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; taro stems over family status
- 川越芋かわごえいもvariety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)
- 海老芋えびいもshrimp-shaped taro variety
- 焼芋屋やきいもやsweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
- 白芋はすいもgiant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
- 粉吹芋こふきいもdish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
- 紅芋茎くれないずいきred taro stems; red aroid
- 肥後芋茎ひごずいきdried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid)
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