noun

  1. Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
山芋 やまいも
 
 
山いも やまいも
 
 
 
 
ヤマイモ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
potato
いも ウ (7th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
going, from
ウ ク ここに (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)