taro, yam, tuber
On'yomi (音読み)
- ウ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
- いも
About this kanji
The kanji 芋, pronounced as "いも" in kun'yomi and "ウ" in on'yomi, primarily means taro, yam, or tuber. It is mostly used as a noun when referring to types of root vegetables. Common compounds include 焼き芋 (やきいも), which means roasted sweet potato, and じゃが芋 (じゃがいも), referring to the potato. Another interesting compound is さつま芋 (さつまいも), which means sweet potato. This kanji can also appear in terms like 芋虫 (いもむし), meaning hornworm or caterpillar. Note that while 芋 often refers to edible root vegetables, it can vary significantly in meaning depending on the compound it forms.
Example sentences
美味しい芋を食べました。
I ate delicious sweet potatoes.
Meanings across languages
- English
- taro, yam, tuber
- Tiếng Việt
- khoai môn, củ khoai, củ
- 日本語
- 芋, いも
- 한국어
- 토란, 얌
- 中文
- 芋头, 山药
- id
- talas, ubi, umbi
- th
- เธอ, มัน, หัว
- es
- taro, ñame, tubérculo
- fr
- taro, yam, tubercule
- de
- taro, Yam, Knolle
- pt
- taro, inhame, tubérculo
Common compounds
- 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)
- 芋茎ずいきtaro stem
- 芋虫いもむしhornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth), (hairless) caterpillar
- 山芋やまいもJapanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
- 里芋さといもtaro (Colocasia esculenta), dasheen, eddo
- 種芋たねいもseed potato
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