noun

Rare.
  1. water yam (Dioscorea alata), winged yam, purple yam.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
沖縄山芋 おきなわやまいも
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
オキナワヤマイモ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

open sea, offing, rise high into sky
おき チュウ おきつ (7th, N1)
water, water radical (no. 85)
さんずい
in, inside, middle
なか チュウ うち (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
number one, line, rod radical (no. 2)
コン シ ジョ
straw rope, cord
なわ ジョウ ただ.す (9th, N1)
thread
いと シ (1st, N2)
short thread radical (no. 52)
ヨウ ちいさい (Kentei 1)
little, small
ショウ こ- ちい.さい (1st, N5)
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ かぎ (Kentei 1)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
green frog(黽) variant
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
lightning, electricity
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)
hidden, mysterious, secret
イン オン かく.す
mountain
やま サン セン (1st, N5)
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)