Kanji

Stroke count: 16

Meaning: potato

Kunyomi: いも

Onyomi: ショ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

山の芋 ヤマノイモ Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

馬鈴 バレイショ potato (Solanum tuberosum)

シンショ water yam (Dioscorea alata), winged yam, purple yam

Kunyomi Examples

いも tuber, taro, potato, yam, yokel, bumpkin, dud, worthless thing

芋粥 いもがゆ rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes, gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets

唐芋 とういも sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

長芋 ながいも Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)