I Love Kanji味わう (ajiwau)
味わう (あじわう, ajiwau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to taste; to savor”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- あじわう
- Romaji
- ajiwau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish · godan verb, transitive
- to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest · godan verb, transitive
- to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 味わう
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 味わう | あじわう ajiwau |
| Polite (~masu) | 味わいます | あじわいます ajiwaimasu |
| Negative | 味わわない | あじわわない ajiwawanai |
| Polite negative | 味わいません | あじわいません ajiwaimasen |
| Past | 味わった | あじわった ajiwatta |
| Polite past | 味わいました | あじわいました ajiwaimashita |
| Negative past | 味わわなかった | あじわわなかった ajiwawanakatta |
| Te-form | 味わって | あじわって ajiwatte |
| Potential | 味わえる | あじわえる ajiwaeru |
| Passive | 味わわれる | あじわわれる ajiwawareru |
| Causative | 味わわせる | あじわわせる ajiwawaseru |
| Volitional | 味わおう | あじわおう ajiwaou |
| Imperative | 味わえ | あじわえ ajiwae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 味わえば | あじわえば ajiwaeba |
Kanji in 味わう
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 味わう.
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Source: JMdict entry 1527010 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.