Meaning

Primary

Potato

Alternative

White Potato

Word Type

noun

Explanation

A じゃが potato is a potato. More specifically, a white potato.

Reading

じゃがいも
  • Kyoko
    (Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi
    (Tokyo accent, male)

Explanation

The reading is the same as what you learned with the kanji.

Context

Common Word Combinations

  • じゃが芋を食べる

    to eat a potato

    じゃが芋を使う

    to use a potato

    じゃが芋を植える

    to plant potatoes

Context Sentences

じゃが芋のスープを作りました。

I made potato soup.

おばあちゃんが、美味しいじゃが芋のコロッケを買ってきてくれました。

My grandmother bought us some delicious potato croquettes.

じゃが芋の皮にはビタミンがあるから、じゃが芋は皮はむかずに皮ごと食べる方がいいんだよ。

The skin of the potato contains vitamins, so it is better to eat a potato with the skin on, and not peel it off.

Kanji Composition