noun

Often called yams in America, but this is technically incorrect.
  1. purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
紫芋 むらさきいも
 
 
 
 
 
 
ムラサキイモ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

purple, violet
むらさき シ さい (7th, N1)
this, current, next
シ この これ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる シ どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
spoon, spoon or katakana hi radical (no. 21)
ヒ さじ (Kentei 1)
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)
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)