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Zach

Readings

Kana: ヨ、いも
Romaji: yo, imo
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

potato

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  17
Radical Number:  140
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  yeo
Chinese Reading:  yu4
Unicode:  8577
JIS:  6931

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4062
New Nelson Index: 5214
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3k13.9
Four Corner Index: 4428.6
Daikanwanjiten Index: 32054X
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 9.0933

Words

とろろ芋 (とろろいも)
yam
芋粥 (いもがゆ)
rice gruel with diced sweet potatoes; gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
薯蕷汁 (とろろじる)
grated yam soup
薯蕷 (とろろ)
grated yam
山の芋 (やまのいも、しょよ、じょよ、じょうよ、ヤマノイモ)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
野老葛 (ところずら)
Dioscorea tokoro (species of wild yam)
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