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焼き芋

Baked Sweet Potato

Meaning

Baked Sweet Potato, Roasted Sweet Potato

Word Type

noun

Explanation

Baked potato is actually baked sweet potato (or roasted sweet potato). Although it's literally just potato, most Japanese speakers will automatically think of sweet potato when they hear this word. Yum! 🍠

Reading

やきいも

Explanation

The reading is the readings from 焼く and 芋 put together.

Context

Patterns of Use

Common Word Combinations

  • 冬の焼き芋

    baked sweet potatoes in winter

    熱々の焼き芋

    piping hot freshly baked sweet potato

    ほかほかの焼き芋

    nice and warm freshly baked sweet potato

  • 焼き芋会

    baked-sweet-potato-making event

    焼き芋用

    for making baked sweet potatoes

    焼き芋屋

    baked sweet potato vendor

  • 焼き芋を分ける

    to share a baked sweet potato

    焼き芋を買う

    to buy a baked sweet potato

    焼き芋を食べる

    to eat a baked sweet potato

    焼き芋を作る

    to make a baked sweet potato

Context Sentences

私は焼き芋が好きです。

I like baked potatoes.

学祭で焼き芋を出すことになりました。

It's been decided that we are going to serve baked sweet potatoes at the school festival.

焼き芋が美味しい季節になりましたね。

It's the season when roasted sweet potatoes taste delicious, isn't it?

Kanji Composition