What does kanji 芋 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 芋 is potato.

How is kanji 芋 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 芋 are いも; the onyomi readings are ウ.

What is the main radical of kanji 芋?

The main radical for kanji 芋 is 艸.

What words use kanji 芋?

Example words that use kanji 芋 include 芋がゆ, 芋がら, 芋けんぴ, 芋ジャージ.

JōyōJLPT N1Kanken 4

芋

Meaning

Kanji 芋

potato

Stroke Order

Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み: いも
Onyomi 音読み: ウ
Nanori 名乗り: -

Jōyō: -
JLPT: JLPT N1
Frequency: #2418
Strokes: 6
Radical: 艸
Components: 一 • 干 • 艾
Kanji Kentei: Level 4
Similar Kanji: 宇 • 迂 • 吁 • 邘 • 扜 • 于 • 圩

Related vocabulary

Showing 26 common entries

Showing 26 of 82 entries that include this kanji.

芋がゆ

いもがゆ

gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets

芋がら

いもがら

dried taro stem

芋けんぴ

いもけんぴ

sweetened sweet potato fries

芋ジャージ

いもジャージ

red-colored jersey (esp. school PE uniform)

芋っぽい

いもっぽい

uncool

芋づる

いもづる

sweet-potato vines

芋の子

いものこ

minor taro root

芋の煮えたもご存じない

いものにえたもごぞんじない

being ignorant of the ways of the world

芋る

いもる

to camp (in an online multiplayer game)

芋を洗うような

いもをあらうような

to be jostling against each other

芋貝

いもがい

cone shell (Conus geographus)

芋掘り坊主

いもほりぼうず

uneducated monk

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Example sentences

5 reference sentences

夕飯に芋のスープを作った。

I made potato soup for dinner.

この畑では芋を育てている。

They grow potatoes in this field.

寒い日は焼き芋が食べたくなる。

On cold days, I start craving roasted sweet potato.

芋は土の中で育つ。

Potatoes grow in the ground.

母は芋の煮物が得意だ。

My mother is good at making simmered taro dishes.

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