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表層形
紫いも
ムラサキイモ
名詞

紫いも (ムラサキイモ)

Murasakiimo · むらさきいも — purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)

Other ways to say “purple fleshed sweet potato” in Japanese →

紫いも in rōmaji: murasakiimo.

名詞 普通名詞 一般 *
📝 紫芋 🔤 * 📐 *
Updated: 2026年8月25日
📖 Grammar Information
表層形 (Surface)
紫いも
見出し語 (Lemma)
紫芋
読み (Reading)
ムラサキイモ
品詞 (POS)
名詞・普通名詞・一般・*
活用型 (Conj. Type)
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活用形 (Conj. Form)
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表記 (Orthography)
紫いも
読み・基本形
ムラサキイモ
表記・基本形
紫いも
見出し語の読み
ムラサキイモ
💡 English Meaning

紫いも means “purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)” — full definition & examples →

⭐ Dictionary Form

紫芋 (ムラサキイモ) — main entry →

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Lemma: 紫芋
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The surface form (紫いも) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (紫芋) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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