里芋

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
さと
Grade: 2
いも
Grade: S
kun'yomi
 サトイモ on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

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From (さと) (sato, village) + (いも) (imo, potato). Literally, "village potato".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(さと)(いも) or 里芋(サトイモ) (satoimo

  1. taro, a tropical root vegetable, Colocasia esculenta

Usage notes

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  • As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN