長芋

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
なが
Grade: 2
いも
Grade: S
kun'yomi
長芋: nagaimo in a grocery story in Tokyo
 ナガイモ on Japanese Wikipedia
 Chinese yam on Wikipedia

Etymology

(なが) (naga, long) + (いも) (imo, yam, tuber)

Pronunciation

Noun

(なが)(いも) or 長芋(ナガイモ) (nagaimo

  1. nagaimo, Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya)

Usage notes

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