味 – flavor, taste

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The kanji 味 means flavor, taste. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ミ (mi); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is あじ、あじ.わう (aji, ajiwau). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 口 (no. 30).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ミ	mi
Kun’yomi	あじ	aji
Kun’yomi	あじ.わう	ajiwau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 口 (Kangxi radical 30). Components: ｜・口・二・ハ・木・亠.

Words using 味

意味いみmeaning美味しいおいしいgood(-tasting)味あじflavor味噌みそmiso興味きょうみinterest (in something)趣味しゅみhobby地味じみplain気味きみsensation味方みかたfriend加味かみseasoning中味なかみcontents気味ぎみ-like正味しょうみnet (amount)味わうあじわうto taste調味料ちょうみりょうseasoning吟味ぎんみclose examination味覚みかく(sense of) taste味わいあじわいflavour三味線しゃみせんshamisen無意味むいみnonsense味み-ness (as in "sweetness")

Example sentences

その語にはいくつかの意味がある。

The word has several meanings.

Tatoeba #210824

このチーズはピリッとした味がする。

This cheese has a sharp taste.

Tatoeba #223564

この電子辞書は携帯しやすいところが味噌です。

The good thing about this electronic dictionary is that it's easy to carry.

Tatoeba #76728

Kanji with the same radical

同合員問和名向告品各台口営可商命

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