Word Meaning 芋の煮えたもご存じない

いものにえたもごぞんじない imo no nietamogozonjinai

芋の煮えたもご存じない is read as いものにえたもごぞんじない (imo no nietamogozonjinai) and means being ignorant of the ways of the world.

Meaning

English

  1. being ignorant of the ways of the world
  2. knowing nothing
  3. not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not

Reading

Kana

いものにえたもごぞんじない

Romaji

imo no nietamogozonjinai

Writing Variants

  • 芋の煮えたも御存じない いものにえたもごぞんじない imo no nietamogozonjinai

Stroke Sequence

11 Characters • 47 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Proverb Rank 147734 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

芋煮会

いもにかい

outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku)

いも

dud

ジャガ芋

じゃがいも

potato (Solanum tuberosum)

保存

ほぞん

saving (e.g. to disk)

既存

きぞん

existing

焼芋

やきいも

roasted sweet potato

煮る

にる

to boil

煮込む

にこむ

to cook (various ingredients) together

雑煮

ぞうに

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

煮詰める

につめる

to boil down

併存

へいぞん

coexistence