いも

Japanese

Alternative spelling
芋

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) いも [ìmóꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1][2]
IPA^(key): [imo̞]

Noun

いも • (imo)

potato; sweet potato; taro; yam

Derived terms

里芋(さといも) (satoimo, “taro (potato)”)
薩摩芋(さつまいも) (Satsuma imo)
焼(や)き芋(いも) (yakiimo)
芋虫(いもむし) (imomushi)

References

1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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