賞味する

• 読み: しょうみする
• ローマ字: shoumi suru
• 漢字の分解: 賞 (shou) — appreciate, prize; 味 (mi) — taste, flavour
• 発音: /ɕoː.mi.sɯ.ɾɯ/

意味

To relish; to savour. To eat or drink something with full appreciation of its flavour and quality.

A suru-verb with a more refined and literary nuance than simply 食べる or 味わう. Implies deliberate, mindful enjoyment of food or drink, often in a special or elevated context. Frequently seen in food writing, restaurant reviews, and formal invitations to dine. The noun form 賞味 also appears in the compound 賞味期限.

例文

1. 高級レストランでフランス料理を賞味した。
2. 産地直送の新鮮な魚を賞味する機会を得た。
3. ゆっくりとワインを賞味するのが週末の楽しみだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: dining, food writing, hospitality

トーン: refined

起源と歴史

From Sino-Japanese: 賞 (shou, appreciate/prize) + 味 (mi, taste/flavour). Literally 'to prize the taste' — eating as an act of appreciation.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Educated