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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
- —青味がかったbluish; tinged with blue
- —黒味がかったblackish; dark
- —味方に付けるto enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
- —味噌を付けるto make a mess of it; to make a hash of it; to fail and lose face; to embarrass oneself; to spread miso (e.g. on konnyaku)
- —丸味を帯びたroundish; sort of round
- —白味がかったwhitish
- —賞味期限ぎれbeing past the use-by date; being expired
- —七味とうがらしblend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
- —黄色味がかったyellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
- —クソも味噌も一緒not distinguishing between what's good and bad; not knowing chalk from cheese; mixing good and bad together; shit and miso are the same