Keyword
flavor
- taste
- Frequency
- #442
- Strokes
- 8
- Grade
- 3
- JLPT (old)
- N3
- Heisig
- 233
Readings
ミ75%
あじ25%
Mnemonic
The sommelier raises a finger: not yet! Let the sip rest in your mouth until each flavor opens up.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
味
flavor; flavour; taste; charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness; experience; taste (e.g. of victory); smart; …
Noun
美味しい
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; tasty; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient; favorable; desirable; profitable
I-adjective
美味い
skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate; delicious; tasty; …
I-adjective
不味い
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; unsavoury; unsavory; awful; terrible; unpleasant; poor; unskillful; unskilful; …
I-adjective
地味
plain; simple; subdued; sober; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quiet; unobtrusive
Na-adjective
味噌
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; good part (of something)
Noun
持ち味
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
Noun