Word Meaning 山芋

やまいも yamaimo

山芋 is read as やまいも (yamaimo) and means Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica).

Meaning

English

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

Reading

Kana

やまいも

Romaji

yamaimo

Writing Variants

山いも やまいも yamaimo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 9 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Synonyms 薯蕷,自然薯,自然生,薯蕷芋,とろろ芋,ナガイモ,長芋,ヤマノイモ Related Words ジャガイモ,芋 Rank 140149 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

山の芋

やまのいも

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

台湾山芋

たいわんやまいも

water yam (Dioscorea alata)

沖縄山芋

おきなわやまいも

water yam (Dioscorea alata)

山脈

さんみゃく

mountain range

山陰

やまかげ

mountain recess

山崩れ

やまくずれ

landslide

山岳

さんがく

mountain chain

山賊

さんぞく

bandit

山系

さんけい

mountain range

山荘

さんそう

mountain villa

山葵

わさび

horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

山里

やまざと

mountain hamlet

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山芋とろろ Tororo Yamaimo