むらさき
紫
いも
芋

noun

Often called yams in America, but this is technically incorrect.
  1. purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
むらさき
紫
いも
芋
 紫芋 むらさきいも
　
ム
　
ラ
　
サ
　
キ
　
イ
　
モ
 ムラサキイモ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

purple, violet
むらさき　シ　さい (Early Jr. High, N1)
this, current, next
シ　この　これ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ　さじ (Kentei 1)
thread
いと　シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ　ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ　こ-　ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
potato
いも　ウ (Early Jr. High, 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)