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Meanings

potato

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใ‚ทใƒง
ใ‚ธใƒง
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

็„ผ่Š‹
็„ผใใ„ใ‚‚
็„ผ่—ท
ใ‚„ใใ„ใ‚‚
Noun
Freq #44128
1

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

ใฐใ‚Œใ„ใ—ใ‚‡
ใƒใƒฌใ‚คใ‚ทใƒง
้ฆฌ้ˆด่—ท
Noun
Freq #57464
1

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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

sweet potato shลchลซ

่Š‹ใปใ‚Š
ใ„ใ‚‚ๆŽ˜ใ‚Š
ใ„ใ‚‚ใปใ‚Š
Noun
Freq #88974
1

digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing)

2

Derogatory

country bumpkin; yokel

ๅฑฑใฎ่Š‹
่–ฏ่•ท
่—ท่•ท
ใ—ใ‚‡ใ‚ˆ (่–ฏ่•ท๏ผ่—ท่•ท)
ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ‚ˆ (่–ฏ่•ท๏ผ่—ท่•ท)
ใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†ใ‚ˆ (่–ฏ่•ท๏ผ่—ท่•ท)
ใƒคใƒžใƒŽใ‚คใƒข
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #123571
1

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

่–ฏ่•ท่Š‹
่–ฏ่•ท่—ท
ใจใ‚ใ‚ใ„ใ‚‚
Noun
Freq #167470
1

yam

่˜ฟ่Š‹
่˜ฟ่—ท
ใŒใŒ่Š‹
ใŒใŒ่—ท
ใ‚ฌใ‚ฌใ‚คใƒข
่˜ฟ่—ฆ
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #187591
1

rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)

่•ƒ่—ท
ใฐใ‚“ใ—ใ‚‡
Noun
Freq #217360
1

Rare term

sweet potato

๐ŸŽ“

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