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:N1
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, sprout, spear, germ
Grade 4JLPT 1
芸
technique, art, craft, performance, acting, trick, stunt
Grade 4JLPT 2
寺
Buddhist temple
Grade 2JLPT 2
王
king, rule, magnate
Grade 1JLPT 3
玉
jewel, ball
Grade 1JLPT 2
共
together, both, neither, all, and, alike, with
Grade 4JLPT 3
坊
boy, priest's residence, priest
Grade 8JLPT N/A
坑
pit, hole
Grade 8JLPT 1
芳
perfume, balmy, favorable, fragrant
Grade 8JLPT 1
持
hold, have
Grade 3JLPT 4