Search Terms: *芋*
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noun
1.
tuber, taro, potato, yam
2.
yokel, bumpkin(derogatory)
3.
dud, worthless thing
Other readings:
薯【いも】
、藷【いも】
、イモ
noun
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sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)(usually kana)
Other readings:
さつまいも《薩摩芋》
、さつまいも《甘薯》
、さつまいも《甘藷》
、かんしょ《甘薯》
、かんしょ《甘藷》
、サツマイモ
noun
•
roasted sweet potato, baked sweet potato
Other readings:
焼芋【やきいも】
、焼きいも【やきいも】
、焼藷【やきいも】
noun
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type of taro originally from Sulawesi, has large tubers with red eyes(usually kana)
Other readings:
アカメイモ
noun
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potato bean (Apios americana), hog peanut, hopniss, Indian potato, groundnut, ground pea(usually kana)
Other readings:
アメリカホドイモ
expression
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having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing, taro stems over family status(proverb, humerous)
Other readings:
家柄より芋がら【いえがらよりいもがら】
、家柄より芋幹【いえがらよりいもがら】
noun
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jointed woodsorrel (Oxalis articulata)(usually kana)
Other readings:
イモカタバミ
noun
1.
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes
2.
gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
Other readings:
薯蕷粥【いもがゆ】
noun
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Other readings:
芋幹【いもがら】
、芋茎【いもがら】
、芋茎【いもじ】[1]
、芋茎【いもし】[1]
Notes:
- out-dated or obsolete kana usage
noun
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sweetened sweet potato fries, fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
Other readings:
芋ケンピ【いもケンピ】
noun
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sweet potato shōchū
Other readings:
藷焼酎【いもじょうちゅう】
、薯焼酎【いもじょうちゅう】
adverb
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one after another, in succession
Other readings:
芋づる式【いもづるしき】
、いもづる式【いもづるしき】
noun
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daisy chain connection(obscure, computer term)
Other readings:
芋蔓接続【いもづるせつぞく】
、芋づる接続【いもづるせつぞく】
noun
1.
taros flavoured with miso and grilled on skewers(food term)
2.
parent-child incest(colloquialism)
noun
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outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku), stewed potato party
expression
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being ignorant of the ways of the world, knowing nothing, not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not(idiom )
Other readings:
芋の煮えたも御存じない【いものにえたもごぞんじない】