味 — flavor, taste

あじ味 flavor

U+5473 Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 4 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 4 level. Grade 3 Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 8 strokes Freq #442 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #223 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

flavor
taste

word

あじ aji Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

味(あじ) aji taste 味(あじ) わう ajiwau to taste

み mi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

意(い) 味(み) imi meaning 興(きょう) 味(み) kyoumi interest 趣(しゅ) 味(み) shumi hobby 興(きょう) 味(み) 深(ぶか) い kyoumibukai very interesting 気(き) 味(み) kimi feeling 味(み) 方(かた) mikata ally 地(じ) 味(み) jimi plain 無(む) 意(い) 味(み) muimi meaningless

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

美味しい(おいしい) oishii delicious

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

美味しい(おいしい) oishii delicious

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Meanings

word

あじ aji Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

み mi On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

Jukujikun Jukujikun Jukujikun (熟字訓) — special readings where the pronunciation applies to the whole compound word rather than individual kanji. The reading cannot be split per character.

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