山やまの芋いも

noun

Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)

A species of yam native to Japan, often used in cooking. The word is usually written in kana (ヤマノイモ) in everyday contexts.

• ヤマノイモはとろろご飯はんに使つかわれる。

  Japanese yam is used in tororo gohan (grated yam over rice).

• 山やまの芋いもの粘ねばり気けが好すきだ。

  I like the stickiness of Japanese yam.