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味 kanji
flavor, taste
- JLPT level
- N4 (unofficial)
- First appears in
- N5 vocabulary
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 3 (elementary school)
On readings
ミ
Kun readings
あじあじわう
Words with 味
LevelWord & meaningActions
- —凄味ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; weirdness; intimidation; menace; threat
- —味淋mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
- —厭味disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; offensiveness; tastelessness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment; sarcastic comment
- —重味weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; grandeur; dignity; importance; significance
- —弱味(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
- —臭味bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
- —翫味tasting; relishing; savouring; savoring; appreciation; enjoyment
- —青味blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; tinge of green; (vegetable) garnish
- —黄味yellow; yellowish
- —赤味reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
- —刳味harshness; acridity; astringent taste; bitter taste
- —白味whiteness
- —黒味black tinge; black colour; black color; black part; dark spot
- —澹味light flavor
- —意味合implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
- —うま味good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; charm; attractiveness; profit; gain; benefit; advantage
- —弱味噌weakling; coward
- —毒味役food taster
- —脳味噌brains; brain tissue
- —無気味weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly