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いものこ
Meanings
Noun
1. minor taro root; taro cormlet; taro cormel
includes both 子芋 and 孫芋
2. (pool, etc.) being jam-packed with people
as 芋の子を洗うよう, etc.
Alt. forms
芋
いも
の
子
こ
いものこ
Pitch accent
い
ものこ
Composed of
いも
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
こ
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
いものこ
をあらうよう
with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed