薩摩芋

So called as it is produced in Satsuma Province, today part of western Kagoshima Prefecture. It is related to the introduction from international trade (Nanban trade) prior 鎖国(さこく) (sakoku) era.

• (Tokyo) さつまいも [sàtsúmá ímó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
• IPA^(key): [sa̠t͡sɨᵝma̠ imo̞]

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薩(さつ)摩(ま)芋(いも) • (Satsuma imo) 

1. sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

   Synonyms: 唐芋 (karaimo, tōimo), 甘藷 (kansho), 蕃藷 (bansho), 琉球薯 (Ryūkyū imo)

   Hypernym: 昼顔 (hirugao)

• As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as サツマイモ.

• 薩(さつ)摩(ま)芋(いも)飴(あめ) (Satsuma-imo-ame, “sweet potato candy”)

• → English: satsumaimo

• 薩(さつ)摩(ま) (Satsuma)
• 芋(いも) (imo, “potato”)