芋の子を洗うよう いものこをあらうよう Meanings Expression, な-adjective with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed See also: 芋を洗うよう (いもをあらうよう). Kanji 芋 potato. Read as いも. 子 child 洗 wash. Read as あらう. Word lists Idioms Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists