Word Meaning つる返し

つるがえし tsurugaeshi

つる返し is read as つるがえし (tsurugaeshi) and means digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product.

Meaning

English

digging up, removing sprouts from, and replanting tubers (esp. of the sweet potato) to make for a bigger end product

Reading

Kana

つるがえし

Romaji

tsurugaeshi

Writing Variants

蔓返し つるがえし tsurugaeshi

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 10 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 125339 Priority T

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