芋
potato

Readings

On'yomi (音読み)

ウ

Kun'yomi (訓読み)

いも

Stroke Order

6 / 6

Information

Grade:8
Strokes:6
JLPT:1
Frequency:2418

Vocabulary

ウ

WordReadingMeaning
海芋カイウcalla (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
海芋カイウcalla (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
阿蘭陀海芋オランダカイウcalla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)
阿蘭陀海芋オランダカイウcalla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica)

Other

WordReadingMeaning
じゃが芋じゃがいもpotato (Solanum tuberosum)
じゃが芋ジャガイモpotato (Solanum tuberosum)
芋いもtuber; taro; potato; yam; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
芋イモtuber; taro; potato; yam; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
さつま芋さつまいもsweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

Visually Similar Kanji

These kanji are easily confused due to similar shapes

芽
bud, germ, spear, sprout
Grade 4JLPT 1
芸
acting, art, craft, performance, stunt, technique, trick
Grade 4JLPT 2
寺
Buddhist temple
Grade 2JLPT 2
王
king, magnate, rule
Grade 1JLPT 3
玉
ball, jewel
Grade 1JLPT 2
共
alike, all, and, both, neither, together, with
Grade 4JLPT 3
坊
boy, priest, priest's residence
Grade 8JLPT N/A
坑
hole, pit
Grade 8JLPT 1
芳
balmy, favorable, fragrant, perfume
Grade 8JLPT 1
持
have, hold
Grade 3JLPT 4