漢字道KANJIDO

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4Junior high level6 strokesRadical
On
Kun
いも
Meaning
potato; taro

Origin

ORIGIN

艹 "plant" with 于: the root that swells underground — a tuber.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

いも芋・里芋・焼き芋

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 焼き芋やきいも

    roasted sweet potato

  • 里芋さといも

    taro

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

秋に焼き芋を食べた。

I ate a roasted sweet potato in autumn.

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