芋

potato; taro; yam; tuber

6 strokes. Jōyō kanji, taught in secondary school. Newspaper frequency rank 2418.

Readings

• いも (kun reading): 芋 (いも) tuber; 干し芋 (ほしいも) dried slices of steamed sweet potato
• ウ (on reading)
• Read as a whole word: 芋茎 (ずいき) taro stem

Components

• 艹
• 于
• 一 radical one
• 干 radical dry; shield
• ⺾ radical grass, top form of 艸

Words using 芋

• 芋 (いも) tuber
• 干し芋 (ほしいも) dried slices of steamed sweet potato
• 焼き芋 (やきいも) roasted sweet potato
• 芋焼酎 (いもじょうちゅう) sweet potato shōchū
• 芋虫 (いもむし) hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth)
• 芋茎 (ずいき) taro stem

59 words in all.

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