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    3. さつま芋

    さつま芋

    さ​つ​ま​芋いも

    sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

    KMT8CoreRef L1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab13 strokes

    薩摩芋甘薯甘藷

    さつまいもかんしょサツマイモ

    Noun

    1.
    sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    さつま芋いもは甘あまくて美お味いしい。

    Sweet potatoes are sweet and delicious.

    KMT6Food & Dining
    秋あきになると、焼やきさつま芋いもの屋や台たいが増ふえる。

    In autumn, the number of roasted sweet potato stalls increases.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily LifeCulture & Traditions
    さつま芋いもは、食しょく物もつ繊せん維いが豊ほう富ふで健けん康こう的てきな食しょく材ざいとして注ちゅう目もくされている。

    Sweet potatoes are attracting attention as a healthy ingredient rich in dietary fiber.

    KMT8Food & DiningMedicine & Health
    さつま芋いもを使つかったスイーツは、子こ供どもから大おと人なまで幅 広 い世 代 に人 気 だ。

    Sweets made with sweet potatoes are popular with a wide range of generations, from children to adults.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    江え戸ど時じ代だいにさつま芋いもが日に本ほんに伝 わり、飢き饉きんを救すくったと言いわれている。

    It is said that sweet potatoes were introduced to Japan during the Edo period and saved people from famine.

    KMT8HistoryFood & Dining

    Characters that make up this word

    芋
    いも…(1)
    potato
    Kanji
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
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