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芋 — 6 strokes ／ Radical「艹」

道
4Junior high level ／ 6 strokes ／ Radical「艹」
On
ウう · u
Kun
いもimo
Meaning
potato; taro

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

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

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Kunいもimo芋いも里芋さといも焼き芋やきいも

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

More words with this kanji

  • 薩摩芋さつまいも
  • 山芋やまいも

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

秋(あき)に焼(や)き芋(いも)を食(た)べた。

I ate a roasted sweet potato in autumn.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 艹Map of reading ウAll maps

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