芋

Meaning

1. n
   tuber; taro; potato; yam
2. n
   yokel; bumpkin
3. n
   dud; worthless thing

Example sentences

• 最新のバイオ技術によって、芋の臭みを最小限に抑え、非常に飲みやすい「芋焼酎」です。

  It's very easy to drink potato shochu now that the potato-like smell has been reduced to a low level through use of the latest biotechnology.

• 私と、同僚とが、山の崖っぷちに立っている小屋に等しい二間の家ーー二間と云っても、上り口と、その次と、六畳に二畳の家に住んでいた。食べるものは、芋、干魚、豆腐、寒い山の上なので、冬になると芋が凍っている。

  Me and my colleagues lived in a small 2 room cabin built on the edge of a cliff on the mountain. I say 2 rooms, but besides the entrance, there was a 6 by 2 tatami room. We ate potatoes, dried fish and tofu. Because we were on the top of a cold mountain, the potatoes would freeze during the winter.