The sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) eaten as food. Commonly enjoyed in autumn/winter and used for yaki-imo and sweets. Usually written in kana as さつまいも.
寒くなってきたから、屋台の焼き芋やさんでさつまいもを買った。
Since it's getting cold, I bought a sweet potato from the yaki-imo stall.
母はさつまいもを使ってスイートポテトを作るのが得意だ。
My mother is good at making sweet potato desserts using sweet potatoes.
この料理には蒸したさつまいもを小さく切って入れてください。
Please add small pieces of steamed sweet potato to this dish.