Word Meaning じゃが芋

じゃがいも jagaimo

じゃが芋 is read as じゃがいも (jagaimo) and means potato (Solanum tuberosum).

Meaning

English

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

Reading

Kana

じゃがいも

Romaji

jagaimo

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 17 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 24877 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

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焼き芋

やきいも

roasted sweet potato

芋

いも

dud

台湾山芋

たいわんやまいも

water yam (Dioscorea alata)

大学芋

だいがくいも

candied sweet potato

金時芋

きんときいも

sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin)

大和芋

やまといも

Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita)

田代芋

たしろいも

taccad (any plant of family Taccaceae)

薩摩芋

さつまいも

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Example Sentences

じゃが芋を掘りましょう。

Let's dig up the potatoes.

じゃが芋と人参とネギを入れました。

I included onions, carrots, and potatoes.

玉ねぎはじゃが芋よりも火が通りやすい。

Onions cook more quickly than potatoes.

じゃが芋が熱かったので口を火傷しました。

The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.

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じゃがいも Jagaimo