Word Meaning 焼き芋

やきいも yakiimo

焼き芋 is read as やきいも (yakiimo) and means roasted sweet potato.

Meaning

English

  1. roasted sweet potato
  2. baked sweet potato

Reading

Kana

やきいも

Romaji

yakiimo

Writing Variants

  • 焼きいも やきいも yakiimo
  • 焼芋 やきいも yakiimo
  • 焼藷 やきいも yakiimo

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 22 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 5983 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

焼き芋屋

やきいもや

sweet potato shop

石焼き芋

いしやきいも

sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles

芋焼酎

いもじょうちゅう

sweet potato shōchū

焼却

しょうきゃく

incineration

焼結

しょうけつ

sintering

いも

dud

じゃが芋

じゃがいも

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

焼き肉

やきにく

roasted meat

焼き鳥

やきとり

failing to win a single hand during a half-game

焼き畑

やきばた

land made arable by the slash-and-burn method

焼酎

しょうちゅう

shōchū

Example Sentences

2

さむいひはやきいもがたべたくなる。

On cold days, I start craving roasted sweet potato.

I wonder whether stone-roasted sweet potatoes are available overseas as well.