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On'yomi
MI
Kun'yomi
あじ・あじ.わう
aji / ajiwau

flavor · taste

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Strokes8
Frequency#442
Radicalmouth(3)

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Component Breakdown

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mouth + 未

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of mouth and not yet. Still tasting with mouth.

Symbolism

Taste, hobby, meaning. Represents sensation and significance.

Anime & Manga

食戟のソーマ

Food Wars(2012)

anime/manga

Cooking battle manga competing with food 'taste.'

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Games

クッキングママ

Cooking Mama(2006)

Nintendo

Developer: Office Create

Cooking game pursuing food 'taste.'

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

意味深長

いみしんちょう

with profound (and often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; with profound (and often hidden) meaning

興味本位

きょうみほんい

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; (just) out of curiosity

手前味噌

てまえみそ

self-flattery; singing one's own praises; self-flattery

無味乾燥

むみかんそう

dull; uninteresting; dry; dull

興味津々

きょうみしんしん

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); very interesting

低徊趣味

ていかいしゅみ

disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art; disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art

一味徒党

いちみととう

whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators; whole party to a plot

興味索然

きょうみさくぜん

uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (of); throwing a wet blanket (on); uninteresting

熟読玩味

じゅくどくがんみ

reading carefully with appreciation; reading carefully with appreciation

珍味佳肴

ちんみかこう

rare delicacies; rare treat; rare delicacies

一味同心

いちみどうしん

(people) working together with one mind; (people) working together with one mind

美味佳肴

びみかこう

delicacies; epicurean dishes; delicacies

Proverbs & Idioms

味方は多いほど良い

みかたはおおいほどよい

The more allies the better

Having many supporters is advantageous