# 芋 — potato; yam

芋 means “potato; yam”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes.  Kun'yomi: いも (imo). You'll see it in words such as 芋 (imo, “tuber; taro”).

- Meaning: potato; yam
- On'yomi: —
- Kun'yomi: いも (imo)
- Strokes: 6
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Food & cooking 4

## How to remember 芋

Parts: 艹 grass · 二 two · 亅 hook

## Words with 芋

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 芋 | いも (imo) | tuber; taro |

## Don't confuse it with

[干](https://moji.ninja/n2-kanji/hang-out-to-dry/)

## More in the “Food & cooking 4” set

[蜜](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honey/) · [酌](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pour-sake/) · [麺](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noodles/) · [芋](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/potato/) · [煎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/roast/) · [酎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/shochu-spirit/) · [辣](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pungent/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/potato/. Last updated 2026-11-01.