Keyword
potato
Info
FrequencyTop 2000-2100
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig1784
Readings
いも
(100%)
Composed of
blades of grass
out of
Used in vocabulary (104 in total)
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
one after another; in succession
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
sweet potato shōchū
seed potato
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
one after another; in succession
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
Chinese yam (Dioscorea batatas)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
candied sweet potato
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
sweet-potato vines
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
taro (Colocasia esculenta); cocoyam; dasheen
rustic samurai; boorish samurai
orange fleshed yam; sweet potato
to be jostling against each other
dried taro stem
stamp made with a potato
secondary taro corm; daughter taro corm; taro cormel; taro bud
red-colored jersey (esp. school PE uniform)
Irish Cobbler potato
taro stem
sweet-potato vines
minor taro root; taro cormlet; taro cormel
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to camp (in an online multiplayer game)
var. of taro with long purple stalks
mother tuber of a taro; taro corm; parent taro
purple yam; water yam (Dioscorea alata); purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such); Conus pauperculus (species of cone shell)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
Chinese yam (variety of Dioscorea opposita); Japanese yam (variety of Dioscorea japonica)
sweet potato (any of a number of different cultivars with red skin)
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas); potato (Solanum tuberosum)
being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; (lit.) not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not
Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus); topinambur; girasol; girasole
variety of sweet potato with red skin and sweet yellow flesh (product of the Kawagoe region)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
calla (Zantedcschia aethiopica)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
taros flavoured with miso and grilled on skewers; parent-child incest
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
taro stem
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
dried taro stem
dried taro stem
rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
shrimp-shaped taro variety
dish of potatoes first boiled, then spun around while fried in a bowl (making them look as if covered in powder)
cone shell (Conus geographus)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora); giant upright elephant ear
night-scented lily (Alocasia odora); giant upright elephant ear
being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; (lit.) not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not
dried giant elephant ear stem from Higo province (eaten or used as a sex aid)
giant elephant ear (species of taro, Colocasia gigantea)
hick; country bumpkin; yokel
jointed woodsorrel (Oxalis articulata)
potato field (furrows)
Araceae (arum family of plants)
daisy chain connection
red taro stems; red aroid
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
water yam (Dioscorea alata); winged yam; purple yam
type of taro originally from Sulawesi
tertiary taro corm; taro cormlet
having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; (lit.) taro stems over family status
having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; (lit.) taro stems over family status
having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; (lit.) taro stems over family status
uneducated monk; ignorant monk; (lit.) potato-digging monk
calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
taccad (any plant of family Taccaceae)
type of taro originally from Sulawesi, has large tubers with red eyes
shrimp-shaped taro variety
potato bean (Apios americana); hog peanut; hopniss; Indian potato; groundnut; ground pea
lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta)
jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus); yam bean; Mexican turnip
Examples (4 in total)
This caterpillar will become a beautiful butterfly.
One day this caterpillar will turn into a beautiful butterfly.
I included onions, carrots, and potatoes.