味

• 読み: あじ
• ローマ字: aji
• 漢字の分解: 味 (aji/mi) — taste, flavour
• 発音: /a.dʑi/

意味

Flavour; taste. The sensation perceived when eating or drinking.

Used literally for the taste of food and drink, and figuratively to describe the quality or character of something (e.g. 味のある人, aji no aru hito, a person with character). Common compounds include 味方 (mikata, ally) and 意味 (imi, meaning).

例文

1. この料理は味がいいですね。
2. もう少し味を見てください。
3. 母の味が一番好きです。

使い方ガイド

場面: food, cooking, daily life

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Old Japanese. The kanji 味 combines 口 (mouth) and 未 (not yet), originally suggesting something the mouth has not yet fully experienced — the sensation of tasting.

文化的背景

時代: Ancient

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal