とうもろこし

corn (Zea mays); maize

What does とうもろこし mean?

とうもろこし is a Japanese noun meaning corn (Zea mays); maize in English. It is written as とうもろこし in hiragana, and toumorokoshi in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N2 vocabulary.

Example sentence

袋はとうもろこしではちきれそうだった。

The bag was bursting with corn.