Noun
tuber; taro; potato; yam
いもを食べるとおならがでる。Potatoes give me wind. yokel; bumpkin
Derogatory
dud; worthless thing
Also written 薯【いも】、藷【いも】
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芋臭いいもくさい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)countrified; unsophisticated; unfashionable; uncool; lacking refinement
芋っぽいいもっぽい
I-adjective (keiyoushi)uncool; bad-looking; unattractive; unsophisticated; provincial; hick
芋を洗うよういもをあらうよう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed
芋の子を洗うよういものこをあらうよう
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)with people jostling against one another; teeming; heaving; jam-packed
芋茎ずいき
Nountaro stem
芋虫いもむし
Nounhornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
芋版いもばん
Nounpotato stamp
芋侍いもざむらい
Nounrustic samurai; boorish samurai
芋貝いもがい
Nouncone shell (Conus geographus)
芋頭いもがしら
Nountubercle
芋粥いもがゆ
Nounrice gruel with diced sweet potatoes · gruel with ivy broth and finely minced Japanese yam served at large Imperial banquets
芋助いもすけ
Nounhick; country bumpkin; yokel
芋るいもる
Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Intransitive verbto be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve · to camp (in an online multiplayer game)
芋煮いもに
Nounimoni (taro and meat soup)
芋餅いももち
Nouncakes made from glutinous rice and potato starch
芋畑いもばたけ
Nounpotato field; yam field; sweet-potato field
芋掘りいもほり
Noundigging for sweet potatoes (esp. as an outing) · country bumpkin; yokel
芋づるいもづる
Nounsweet-potato vines
芋焼酎いもじょうちゅう
Nounsweet potato shōchū
芋煮会いもにかい
Nounoutdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); stewed potato party
芋の子いものこ
Nounminor taro root; taro cormlet; taro cormel · (pool, etc.) being jam-packed with people
芋片喰いもかたばみ
Nounjointed woodsorrel (Oxalis articulata)
芋がらいもがら
Noundried taro stem
芋田楽いもでんがく
Nountaros flavoured with miso and grilled on skewers · parent-child incest
芋洗いいもあらい
Nounwashing potatoes (in a bucket) · being very crowded; being packed with people
芋あんいもあん
Nounsweet potato paste
芋づる式いもづるしき
Noun(appearing, occurring) one after another
芋けんぴいもけんぴ
Nounsweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
芋ようかんいもようかん
Noun(bar of) sweet-potato paste
芋掘り坊主いもほりぼうず
Noununeducated monk; ignorant monk; potato-digging monk
芋ジャージいもジャージ
Nounred-colored jersey (esp. school PE uniform)
いもづる接続いもづるせつぞく
Noundaisy chain connection
芋の煮えたもご存じないいものにえたもごぞんじない
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)being ignorant of the ways of the world; knowing nothing; not being able to tell if a yam is boiled or not