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    3. 芋

    芋

    芋いも

    tuber

    KMT10News #32+1CoreNounFood & DiningKanji Vocab6 strokes

    薯藷

    いもイモ

    Noun

    1.
    tuber, taro, potato, yam
    2.
    yokel, bumpkin
    derogatory
    3.
    dud, worthless thing

    Stroke 0 / 6

    Speed1.0x

    私わたしは芋いもが好すきです。

    I like potatoes/yams.

    KMT8Food & Dining
    焼やき芋いもは冬ふゆの美お味いしいおやつだ。

    Baked sweet potato is a delicious winter snack.

    KMT10Food & DiningDaily Life
    彼かれは都と会かいの生せい活かつに慣なれておらず、まるで芋いものようだと言いわれた。

    He wasn't used to city life and was told he was like a bumpkin.

    KMT10Food & DiningEmotions & Psychology
    芋いもを煮にて、美お味いしい煮に物ものを作つくった。

    I boiled potatoes and made a delicious stew.

    KMT10Food & DiningDaily Life
    里さと芋いもは日に本ほんの伝でん統とう的てきな料 理 によく使つかわれる芋いもの一いっ種しゅだ。

    Taro is a type of tuber often used in traditional Japanese cuisine.

    KMT10Food & DiningCulture & Traditions

    Kanji that make up this word

    芋
    いも…(1)
    potato
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