JLPT N1 · 6 strokes
Kanji 芋: "taro, yam, tuber"
The kanji 芋 means "taro, yam, tuber". It is written with 6 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read ウ in on'yomi and いも in kun'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
いも
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | taro, yam, tuber |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 6 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 2418 of 2,501 |
Common words with 芋
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 芋tuber; taro; potato; yam · yokel; bumpkin
- 芋虫hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
- じゃが芋potato (Solanum tuberosum)
- 焼き芋roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
- 里芋taro (Colocasia esculenta); dasheen; eddo
- 芋づる式(appearing, occurring) one after another
- 山芋Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
- さつま芋sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- 干し芋dried slices of steamed sweet potato
- 芋焼酎sweet potato shōchū
- 種芋seed potato
- 芋掘りdigging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing) · country bumpkin; yokel
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