6 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

potato

Kun'yomi
  • tuber ②yokel ③dud
On'yomi

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

いも 100.0%

Character Breakdown

potato
いも ウ (7th, N1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
going, from
ウ ク ここに (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)

Common Words

tuber ②yokel ③dud
roasted sweet potato
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth)
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
sweet-potato vines
secondary taro corm
sweet potatoes baked in hot stones or pebbles
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References

Unicode hex code 828B
JIS X 0208 1-16-82
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 3896
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 4964
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2181
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 2706
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1381
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 1868
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1655
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 1784
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 2001
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 288
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1682
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 30670P
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1011
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 1909
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 2081
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1694
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1088
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1834
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 639
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1670
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3k3.1
Four corner code 4440.1
De Roo Code 1947