What does kanji 薯 mean?

The primary meaning of kanji 薯 is potato.

How is kanji 薯 read?

The kunyomi readings for kanji 薯 are いも; the onyomi readings are ショ.

What words use kanji 薯?

Example words that use kanji 薯 include 芋, とろろ芋, とろろ昆布, 芋粥.

Pre-Level 1

薯

Meaning

Kanji 薯

potato

Stroke Order

Readings

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

Jōyō: -
JLPT: -
Frequency: -
Strokes: 16
Radical: -
Components: -
Kanji Kentei: Pre-Level 1
Similar Kanji: 署 • 曙 • 鱰 • 署 • 濖 • 糬

Related vocabulary

Showing 22 common entries

Showing 22 of 22 entries that include this kanji.

芋

いも

dud

とろろ芋

とろろいも

yam

とろろ昆布

とろろこんぶ

Kjellmaniella gyrata (species of kelp)

芋粥

いもがゆ

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

芋焼酎

いもじょうちゅう

sweet potato shōchū

山の芋

やまのいも

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

薯蕷

とろろ

grated yam

薯蕷汁

とろろじる

grated yam soup

さつま芋

さつまいも

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

ジャガタラ芋

ジャガタラいも

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

参薯

しんしょ

water yam (Dioscorea alata)

自然薯

じねんじょ

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

畑で採れた薯を夕食に使った。

We used the potatoes harvested from the field for dinner.

この村では薯をたくさん育てている。

This village grows a lot of potatoes.

母は薯の皮をむいていた。

My mother was peeling potatoes.

温かい薯のスープは体にしみる。

Warm potato soup feels comforting to the body.

市場で新しい薯を一袋買った。

I bought a bag of fresh potatoes at the market.

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