ChiramiN4 kanji · 8 strokes
味 means taste
味
口 mouth · 未 not yet
味Memory trick
Not yet (未) swallowed, still in your mouth (口): taste.
Memory trick: a picture to help you remember the kanji, not its history.
Meaning and readings
- Meanings
- flavor, taste
- JLPT level
- N4
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- Grade 3 in Japan
Japanese (kunyomi) あじ aji
あじ (aji) is the Japanese word for this kanji. You use it when the kanji stands alone or has kana after it. Dictionaries call this the kun reading.
Other Japanese readings: あじわう ajiwau
From Chinese (onyomi) ミ mi
ミ (mi) came from Chinese with the character. You mostly hear it in words made of several kanji. Dictionaries call this the on reading.
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Common word
味わう あじわう · ajiwau
to taste, to savor
Built from
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Quick check
What does 味 mean?
Right: 味 means taste.Not quite: 味 means taste.In 味わう, which reading does 味 use?
Right. 味わう is read あじわう (ajiwau): 味 takes あじ, its Japanese reading, with わう after it.Not quite. 味わう is read あじわう (ajiwau): 味 takes あじ, its Japanese reading, with わう after it.