JLPT N4 · な-adjective

味 (aji)

味 (あじ, aji) is a Japanese な-adjective meaning “flavor; flavour”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: あじ
Romaji: aji
Word class: な-adjective
Level: JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

flavor; flavour; taste · noun
charm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness · noun
experience; taste (e.g. of victory) · noun
smart; clever; witty; strange · な-adjective
aji; position that has some lingering potential that may be exploited later in the game · noun

Example sentences

このチーズはピリッとした味がする。

This cheese has a sharp taste.

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Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 味

な-adjective. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Present (plain)	味だ	あじだ ajida
Present (polite)	味です	あじです ajidesu
Negative	味じゃない	あじじゃない ajijanai
Past	味だった	あじだった ajidatta
Negative past	味じゃなかった	あじじゃなかった ajijanakatta
Te-form	味で	あじで ajide
Before a noun	味な	あじな ajina
Adverb (~ni)	味に	あじに ajini

Kanji in 味

味

flavor, tasteミ・あじ・あじ.わう · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 味.

意味いみmeaning美味しいおいしいgood(-tasting)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

Source: JMdict entry 1526960 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.