This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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薯、藷
いも
tuber; taro; potato; yokel; bumpkin
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さつま芋

薩摩芋、甘薯、甘藷
さつまいも、かんしょ、サツマイモ
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
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とろろ芋

薯蕷芋、薯蕷藷
とろろいも
yam
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芋掘り

藷掘り、芋堀り
いもほり
digging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing); sweet potato digger
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鏡藷

かがみいも
Metaplexis japonica
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焼き芋

焼芋、焼きいも、焼藷
やきいも
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
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山の芋

薯蕷、藷蕷
やまのいも、しょよ、じょよ、じょうよ、ヤマノイモ
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
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蘿芋

蘿藷、がが芋、がが藷、蘿藦
ががいも、ガガイモ
rough potato (Metaplexis japonica)
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干し芋

乾し芋、干し薯、干し藷、乾し藷、乾し薯
ほしいも
dried sweet potato; satsuma sweet potato steamed, sliced and dried
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芋焼酎

藷焼酎
いもじょうちゅう
sweet potato shochu (distilled liquor)