Word Meaning 薩摩
薩摩 is read as さつま (satsuma) and means Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture).
Meaning
English
- Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture)
- sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
Reading
Kana
さつま
Romaji
satsuma
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12薩摩汁
さつまじる
miso soup with pork or chicken (originally boned chicken chunks) with daikon, carrots, great burdock or sweet potatoes
Example Sentences
4歴史の授業で薩摩藩について学んだ。
れきしのじゅぎょうでさつまはんについてまなんだ。
We learned about the Satsuma domain in history class.
この地方では薩摩芋をよくおやつにする。
このちほうではさつまいもをよくおやつにする。
In this region, sweet potatoes are often eaten as a snack.
秋になると焼き薩摩芋の香りが町に広がる。
あきになるとやきさつまいものかおりがまちにひろがる。
When autumn comes, the smell of roasted sweet potatoes fills the town.
駅前で温かい薩摩芋を買って帰った。
えきまえであたたかいさつまいもをかってかえった。
I bought a warm sweet potato in front of the station and went home.
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