Vocab Info
N1 Noun
芋tuber, taro, potato, yokel, bumpkin
Dictionary Definition
Common
Noun
1.
tuber, taro, potato, yam
2.
3.
dud, worthless thing
All Forms
芋 【いも】、薯 【いも】、藷 【いも】、イモ
Details
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Examples
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土の中から芋を掘る。
To dig up potatoes from the ground.
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芋はデンプンを蓄えています。
Potatoes store starch.
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ジャガイモとサツマイモ、どっちの芋が好きですか?
Do you prefer regular potatoes or sweet potatoes?
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ご飯が主食の国もあればパンが主食の国もあり、芋が主食の国もあります。
Some countries eat rice as their staple, others bread, and some others potatoes.
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捉えようによっては、芋とご飯はどちらも炭水化物なのでダイエットの敵である。
Depending on how you look at it, both potatoes and rice are carbs, so they're both horrible when on a diet.
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