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JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

potato

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ฆ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใ„ใ‚‚

Common Words

ใ„ใ‚‚
ใ‚คใƒข
่–ฏ
่—ท
Noun
Freq #10751
1

tuber; taro; potato; yam

Examples
ใ„ใ‚‚ใ‚’้ฃŸในใ‚‹ใจใŠใชใ‚‰ใŒใงใ‚‹ใ€‚
Potatoes give me wind.
2

Derogatory

yokel; bumpkin

3

dud; worthless thing

่Š‹่™ซ
ใ‚คใƒขใƒ ใ‚ท
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #20747
1

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

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่Š‹่™ซใŒใใ‚Œใ„ใช่ถใซใชใ‚‹ใฎใ ใ€‚
This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.
ใ˜ใ‚ƒใŒ่Š‹
ใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒข
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #25397
1

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Examples
ไปŠใฏใ‚ธใƒฃใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒขใฎไธ–่ฉฑใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚
I take care of the potatoes now.
็„ผ่Š‹
็„ผใใ„ใ‚‚
็„ผ่—ท
ใ‚„ใใ„ใ‚‚
Noun
Freq #44128
1

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

้‡Œ่Š‹
ใ‚ตใƒˆใ‚คใƒข
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #45759
1

taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo

ใ„ใ‚‚ใฅใ‚‹ๅผ
ใ„ใ‚‚ใฅใ‚‹ใ—ใ
่Š‹่”“ๅผ
Noun
Freq #48747
1

Usu. adverbially as ใ€œใซ

(appearing, occurring) one after another

ๅฑฑใ„ใ‚‚
ใ‚„ใพใ„ใ‚‚
ใƒคใƒžใ‚คใƒข
Noun
Freq #51241
1

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

ใ•ใคใพ่Š‹
่–ฉๆ‘ฉ่Š‹
็”˜่–ฏ
็”˜่—ท
ใ‹ใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡ (็”˜่–ฏ๏ผ็”˜่—ท)
ใ‚ตใƒ„ใƒžใ‚คใƒข
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #61786
1

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Examples
ใ“ใฎ่–ฉๆ‘ฉ่Š‹ใฏ็”Ÿ็„ผใ‘ใงใŒใ‚ŠใŒใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚
This sweet potato is only half-baked and is still crunchy.
ๅนฒใ—ใ„ใ‚‚
ใปใ—ใ„ใ‚‚
ไนพใ—่Š‹
Noun
Freq #71365
1

Food, cooking

dried slices of steamed sweet potato

่—ท็„ผ้…Ž
่–ฏ็„ผ้…Ž
ใ„ใ‚‚ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใกใ‚…ใ†
Noun
Freq #74264
1

sweet potato shลchลซ

๐ŸŽ“

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