Word Meaning 紅芋

べにいも beniimo

紅芋 is read as べにいも (beniimo) and means Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell).

Meaning

English

  1. Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell)
  2. purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
  3. purple yam
  4. water yam (Dioscorea alata)
  5. winged yam

Reading

Kana

べにいも

Romaji

beniimo

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 15 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 139376 Priority V

Related Vocabulary

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紅芋茎

くれないずいき

red taro stems

紅梅

こうばい

red-blossomed plum tree

紅潮

こうちょう

flush

紅染月

こうぞめづき

eighth lunar month

紅衛兵

こうえいへい

(Chinese) Red Guards

紅花隠元

べにばないんげん

scarlet runner bean (Phaseolus coccineus)

紅大豆

べにだいず

benidaizu soybean

紅葉に鹿

もみじにしか

match made in heaven

紅葉樹

こうようじゅ

tree whose leaves turn red in autumn

紅葉葉楓

もみじばふう

sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua)

紅樹林

こうじゅりん

mangrove forest