Kanji

Level: N4 Strokes: 8

味

Meaning in English

flavor, taste, goût

Readings

Onyomi: ミ Kunyomi: あじ, あじ.わう Romaji: mi / aji, aji.wau

Stroke order

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味

Translations in other languages:

Portuguese sabor, gosto, paladar

Spanish sabor, gusto, gusto

Korean 맛, 풍미, 풍미

French saveur, goût, goût

Italian sapore, gusto, gusto

German Geschmack, Aroma, Goût

Indonesian rasa, cita rasa, gout

★ Vietnamese hương vị, mùi vị, vị giác

Thai รสชาติ, รส, รสนิยม

Kanji

Related kanji

N1 吟 gin versify, singing, recital N4 同 dou / ona.ji same, agree, equal N3 合 gou, gatsu, katsu / a.u, -a.u, a.i, ai-, -a.i, -ai, a.wasu, a.waseru, -a.waseru fit, suit, join N4 員 in employee, member, number N5 名 mei, myou / na, -na name, noted, distinguished N3 向 kou / mu.ku, mu.i, -mu.ki, mu.keru, -mu.ke, mu.kau, mu.kai, mu.kou, mu.kou-, muko, muka.i yonder, facing, beyond N2 各 kaku / onoono each, every, either N1 吉 kichi, kitsu / yoshi good luck, joy, congratulations N3 吸 kyuu / su.u suck, imbibe, inhale

Word

Words with this kanji

N1 吟味 gimmi examination, careful investigation N1 味わい ajiwai flavor, relish N1 三味線 shamisen three-stringed Japanese guitar N1 ～味～mi ~ cast (sense of taste) N1 味覚 mikaku taste, palate, sense of taste N1 無意味 muimi nonsense, no meaning N2 ～気味～gimi slightly ~ N2 味わう ajiwau to taste, to savor N2 正味 shoumi net (weight)

Sentence

Sentences with this kanji

N3 努力すれば必ず成功するとは限らないが意味はあると思う Doryoku sureba kanarazu seikou suru to wa kagiranai ga imi wa aru to omou Even with effort success is not guaranteed but it still has meaning N4 日本語を勉強しているうちに文化にも興味が出てきた Nihongo o benkyou shite iru uchi ni bunka ni mo kyoumi ga dete kita While studying Japanese I became interested in the culture too N4 漢字の意味を説明してほしいです。 Kanji no imi o setsumei shite hoshii desu. I want you to explain the meaning of the kanji. N5 辞書で意味を調べました。 Jisho de imi o shirabemashita. I checked the meaning in the dictionary. N4 この言葉は会話でよく使われるけど、意味を説明するのは難しい Kono kotoba wa kaiwa de yoku tsukawareru kedo, imi o setsumei suru no wa muzukashii This word is often used in conversation, but explaining its meaning is hard