旨い – Vocabulary details

旨うまい

Meanings

Adjective (い)

Usually written in kana

1. skillful; skilful; skilled; good; expert; clever (expression, trick, etc.); apt; appropriate

esp. 上手い, 巧い

2. delicious; tasty; good; nice

esp. 旨い, 美味い, 甘い

3. good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable; promising; lucky; fortunate; successful; satisfactory; splendid

esp. 旨い

Alt. forms

Kanji used

旨

tasty

Pitch accent

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Used in: 722

Used in vocabulary (6 in total)

旨うまい話はなし

too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories

旨うまい汁しる

the lion's share; the cream

名めい物ぶつに旨うまい物もの無なし

the reality always falls short of the fame; (lit.) local specialties rarely taste good

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Examples (3 in total)

肉にくは、旨うまい。

Meat tastes good.

あの林りん檎ご、旨うまかったよ。

That apple was delicious.

運はこんできてくれたランチは噂うわさに違ちがわず旨うまかった。