Kanji
芋
N1
6 strokes
Grade 8
freq #2418
taro, yam, tuber
On'yomi (音読み)
ウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
いも
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
芋
いも
tuber; taro
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)
焼き芋
やきいも
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
干し芋
ほしいも
dried slices of steamed sweet potato
孫芋
まごいも
tertiary taro corm; taro cormlet
京芋
きょういも
shrimp-shaped taro variety
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
海老芋
えびいも
shrimp-shaped taro variety
金時芋
きんときいも
sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin)
Example sentences
いもを食（た）べるとおならがでる。
Potatoes give me wind.
彼（かれ）は庭（にわ）でジャガイモを採取（さいしゅ）した。
He harvested the potatoes in his garden.
私（わたし）はジャガイモが欲（ほ）しい。
I want some potatoes.