tuber

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 芋 is read いも, has 6 strokes, and relates to tubers such as potatoes.
• Basic usage: じゃが芋 is read じゃがいも, and 芋 is read いも.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• じゃが芋 and 芋
  • じゃが芋 means potato.
  • 畑で掘ったじゃが芋を籠に入れた。 means “I put the potatoes dug from the field into a basket.”
  • 芋 means tuber or potato.
  • 畑で掘った芋を籠に入れて運んだ。 means “We carried the tubers dug from the field in a basket.”