| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 芋 | いも |
Pronunciation: imo
How to Say It Outloud: ee-moh
Usage: Commonly used to refer to potatoes in Japan.
Example Sentence Japanese:
私は芋を食べるのが好きです。
私は芋を食べるのが好きです。Example Sentence English:I like eating potatoes.
I like eating potatoes.| Kanji | Hiragana |
|---|---|
| 馬鈴薯 | ばれいしょ |
Pronunciation: bareisho
How to Say It Outloud: bah-ray-show
Usage: More formal term for potatoes, used in literature and formal texts.
Example Sentence Japanese:馬鈴薯は多くの料理に使われます。
馬鈴薯は多くの料理に使われます。Example Sentence English:Potatoes are used in many dishes.
Potatoes are used in many dishes.| Katakana |
|---|
| ポテト |
Pronunciation: poteto
How to Say It Outloud: po-te-to
Usage: Used in a more casual context and often to refer to Western-style potato dishes.
Example Sentence Japanese:ポテトフライが好きです。
ポテトフライが好きです。Example Sentence English:I like French fries.
I like French fries.Dictionary
じゃが芋じゃがいもCommon word
Noun- potato (Solanum tuberosum)
- Potato
ポテトポテトCommon word
Noun- potato
- French fries; chips; fried potato
- sweet potato
芋いもCommon word
Noun- tuber; taro; potato; yam
- yokel; bumpkin
- dud; worthless thing
ポテトチップスポテトチップスCommon word
Noun- potato chips; potato crisps
- Potato chip
さつま芋さつまいもCommon word
Noun- sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
- Sweet potato
バタタバタタ
Noun- potato
焼き芋やきいもCommon word
Noun- roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
ポテトチップポテトチップ
Noun- potato chip; potato crisp
唐揚げからあげ
NounSuru verb
Transitive verb
- deep-frying food lightly coated in flour or potato starch; deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
馬鈴薯ばれいしょ
Noun- potato (Solanum tuberosum)
ジャガジャガ
Noun- potato (Solanum tuberosum)
ジャガタラ芋ジャガタラいも
Noun- potato (Solanum tuberosum)
カウチポテトカウチポテトCommon word
Noun- couch potato; television addict
ポテトサラダポテトサラダ
Noun- potato salad
- Potato salad
フライドポテトフライドポテト
Noun- French fries; chips
- French fries
焼芋屋やきいもや
Noun- sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller
芋けんぴいもけんぴ
Noun- sweetened sweet potato fries; fried strips of sweet potato coated with sugar
片栗粉かたくりこ
Noun- potato starch
- starch of dogtooth violet
- Potato starch
肉じゃがにくじゃが
Noun- nikujaga; meat and potato stew
- Nikujaga
飴あめCommon wordjlpt-n5
Noun- (hard) candy; toffee
- rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.
- amber; yellowish-brown
- Yeot
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