Kanji

Stroke count: 18

Meaning: potato

Kunyomi: いも

Onyomi: ショ ジョ

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: grass

Examples

Onyomi Examples

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

馬鈴薯 バレイショ potato (Solanum tuberosum)

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

Kunyomi Examples

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

芋焼酎 いもじょうちゅう sweet potato shōchū

焼き芋 やきいも roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato

蘿芋 ががいも rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)