芋
芋

taro, yam, tuber

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芋いもイモ薯藷NounFreq #10751
1

tuber; taro; potato; yam

Examples
いもを食べるとおならがでる。
Potatoes give me wind.
2

Derogatory

yokel; bumpkin

3

dud; worthless thing

いもむし芋虫イモムシNounUsually kanaFreq #20747
1

hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar

Examples
この芋虫がきれいな蝶になるのだ。
This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.
じゃがいもじゃが芋ジャガイモNounUsually kanaFreq #25397
1

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Examples
今はジャガイモの世話をしている。
I take care of the potatoes now.
焼き芋焼芋焼きいも焼藷やきいもNounFreq #44128
1

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

さといも里芋サトイモNounUsually kanaFreq #45759
1

taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo

芋づる式いもづる式いもづるしき芋蔓式NounFreq #48747
1

Usu. adverbially as 〜に

(appearing, occurring) one after another

山芋山いもやまいもヤマイモNounFreq #51241
1

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

さつまいもさつま芋薩摩芋甘薯甘藷かんしょ (甘薯／甘藷)サツマイモNounUsually kanaFreq #61786
1

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Examples
この薩摩芋は生焼けでがりがりする。
This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still crunchy.
干し芋干しいもほしいも乾し芋NounFreq #71365
1

Food, cooking

dried slices of steamed sweet potato

芋焼酎藷焼酎薯焼酎いもじょうちゅうNounFreq #74264
1

sweet potato shōchū

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