ばん
しょ

noun

Rare.
  1. sweet potato.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ばん
しょ
蕃薯 ばんしょ
ばん
しょ
蕃藷 ばんしょ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

grow luxuriously
バン しげ しげる (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
turn, number in a series
バン つが.い は (2nd, N3)
separate, divide, topped rice radical (no. 165)
ハン ベン サイ (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ こめ マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
rice field, rice paddy
た デン たん (1st, N4)
potato
いも ショ (Kentei Pre-1)
grass, grass radical (no. 140)
signature, govt office, police station
ショ (6th, N2)
net radical variant (no. 122)
モウ ボウ あみがしら
someone, person
シャ もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド つち は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ にっ ニチ (1st, N5)