Chinese

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sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.) potato; yam
trad. (甘薯/甘藷) /
simp. (甘薯)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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甘薯

  1. sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
  2. lesser yam (Dioscorea esculenta)

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (甘藷甘薯 (gānshǔ)):
  • Japanese: 甘藷(かんしょ) (kansho)
  • Korean: 감자(甘藷) (gamja)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S
しょ
Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Noun

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(かん)(しょ) (kansho

  1. Alternative form of 甘藷 (sweet potato).