味み
Meanings
Suffix
1. -ness (as in "sweetness"); -th (as in "warmth"); a touch of; a tinge of
after an adjective stem; nominalizing suffix indicating a quality or feeling; also written with the ateji 味
2. place
after an adjective stem; nominalizing suffix
3. alternating between ... and ...; sometimes ... and sometimes ...
as ...み...み; after the -masu stems of verbs with opposite meanings or after the -masu stem and -zu form of the same verb
Alt. forms
Kanji used
flavor
Pitch accent
⚠
み
Used in vocabulary (103 in total)
meaning; significance; sense
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
taste; flavor; flavour
exquisite flavor (flavour); delectable flavor; delicious flavor; delicacy; delectable dish
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
sourness; acidity
sourness; acidity
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
salty taste; saltiness
salty taste; saltiness
human kindness; human weakness
truthfulness; credibility; sincerity; honesty; good faith
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
delicacy; dainties
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
seven delicious flavors (flavours); blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.); shichimi
condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper); spice
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
relish; gusto; appreciation
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
hot taste; sharp taste; pungent taste; salty taste
net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
freshness; novelty
off-flavor; odd taste
five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes; five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); (fig.) the five periods of the Buddha's teachings
exquisiteness; charm; beauty; advantage; profit; gain
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring
smell and taste; flavour; flavor
charm; attractiveness; humanity
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil
human interest; kindness
fresh taste; novelty; originality; freshness
pretense; affectation; showiness
whiteness
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
yellow; yellowish
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
the real pleasure (of something); the real thrill; flavour of ghee; (fig.) delicious taste; Buddha's gracious teachings
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
taste; flavour; flavor
bad smell; stink
black tinge; black colour; black color; (arch.) black part; (arch.) dark spot
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
humorous flavour; something comical
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
all kinds (of food)
cool; coolness
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
true meaning
harshness; acridity; astringent taste; bitter taste
refinement; elegance; sophistication; gracefulness
pretense; affectation; showiness
yellowish; cream-coloured; cream-colored
the flavor of Zen; the flavour of Zen; air or style of disinterestedness
pretense; affectation; showiness
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
delicious taste
appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
harshness; acridity; astringent taste; bitter taste
sign of victory
bitterness; bitter taste
good taste (food); tasty food
main fermenting mash (in production of sake or soy sauce); unrefined sake or soy sauce; unrefined (sake, soy sauce, etc.); rough
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
local flavouring
humorous flavour; something comical
saltiness; salty taste
seasoning (esp. in food industry with additives); flavoring
taste; flavor; flavour; deliciousness
mouthfulness (of food and drink); body
great flavor; great taste
six flavors (bitter, sour, sweet, salty, spicy, light); six palates; six tastes; rokumi-gan (patent medicine)
ageusia; taste blindness
haiku-like quality; clever feeling; witty flavor
sourness (in taste); acidity
value; worth; virtue; blessing
zygnema; any freshwater filamentous thalloid algae of genus Zygnema
oedogonium (any of a genus of filamentous green algae)
gamy taste