Illustration: At a Japanese kitchen table, a grandmother pulls a roasted sweet potato apart with both hands, exposing fluffy flesh and a curl of steam. Her grandchild leans forward eagerly, then checks the heat with a cautious fingertip before accepting a half.

JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

さつまいも

satsumaimo

sweet potato

Example sentences

  1. サツマイモを掘ほろうよ。

    Let’s unearth the sweet potatoes.

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  2. サミはさつまいもが大好だいすきです。

    Sami loves sweet potatoes.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. トム、何個なんこかサツマイモ買かってたよ。

    Tom bought some sweet potatoes.

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