KanjiDB
Radical Index : : 味

, あじ, あじ.わう
flavor, taste
This kanji has 8 strokes: 3 strokes in the "mouth" radical (くち) and 5 other strokes
Sample Compounds (200):
1.

きょうみ

interest (in something)
2.

ひとあじちがう

to be somewhat different (from before, from others etc.)
3.

みそ

miso, bean paste, key (main) point
4.

さんみ

sourness, acidity
5.

じみ

plain, simple, subdued, sober
6.

やくみ

condiment (e.g. grated or chopped topping such as daikon, wasabi, ginger, green onion, red pepper), spice
7.

あまみ

sweetness, sugary taste
8.

あじ

flavor, flavour, taste
9.

もちあじ

inherent flavor, inherent flavour, distinctive characteristic
10.

みそしる

miso soup
11.

しょうみ

net (weight)
12.

きょうみぶかい

very interesting, of great interest
13.

かんみりょう

sweeteners, sweetening materials
14.

いみあい

implication, nuance
15.
調
ちょうみりょう

flavoring (e.g. salt, sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, etc.), seasoning
16.

あじのもと

(food) monosodium glutamate (brand name), Ajinomoto (Japanese food additive company), MSG
17.

ちんみ

delicacy
18.
しい
おいしい

delicious, tasty
19.

あじつけ

(food) seasoning, flavour, flavor
20.
わい
あじわい

flavour, flavor, meaning, significance
21.

しおあじ

salty taste, saltiness
22.

ぎんみ

testing, scrutiny, careful investigation
23.

みかた

friend, ally, supporter
24.

きみ

sensation, feeling
25.
わう
あじわう

to taste, to savor, to relish
26.
ある
あるいみで

in a sense, in some way, to an extent
27.

ぶきみ

weird, ominous, eerie, uncanny, ghastly
28.

いみふめい

of uncertain meaning, ambiguous, cryptic
29.

にがみ

bitterness, bitter taste
30.
あるでは
あるいみでは

in a sense, in some way, to an extent
31.

しゅみ

hobby, tastes, preference
32.

まずい

unappetising, unappetizing, unpleasant (taste, appearance, situation), ugly, unskilful, awkward, bungling, unwise, untimely
33.

きれあじ

sharpness (of a sword), the feel of a cutting edge
34.

むいみ

nonsense, no meaning, meaningless
35.

みかく

taste, palate, sense of taste
36.

ふうみ

taste, flavor, flavour
37.
ない
あじきない

wearisome, insipid, irksome, wretched, vain
38.

かみ

seasoning, flavoring, flavouring, taking (something) into consideration, taking into account
39.

しゃみせん

three-stringed Japanese guitar, shamisen
40.

いみ

meaning, significance
41.

じゅくどくがんみ

reading carefully with appreciation, giving (something) a careful perusal
42.
わう
どくしょのおもしろみをあじわう

to appreciate the pleasures of reading
43.
らない
いみがとおらない

be incomprehensible, not make sense
44.

むみかんそう

dull and uninteresting, cut-and-dried
45.

しゃみせんひき

samisen player
46.

ふとりぎみ

plump, rather overweight
47.

あじけない

wearisome, insipid, irksome, wretched, vain
48.

かいこしゅみ

nostalgia for the good old days, retro-culture
49.

じんこうかんみりょう

artificial sweetener
50.

ぶんがくのあじ

the pleasures of literature
51.

ひとあじ

unique or peculiar flavor (flavour)
52.

おみおつけ

miso soup
53.

かきあじ

the feel or performance of a pen
54.

のうみそ

brains, brain tissue
55.

いみがとおる

to be comprehensible
56.

むみむしゅう

tasteless and odorless
57.

きょうみがうすい

uninteresting
58.

さみせんひき

samisen player
59.

おおあじ

tasteless, flat-tasting
60.

あじみ

sampling, tasting
61.

かにみそ

miso-like paste found inside a crab''s (and arthropods in general) intestinal area
62.

にんじょうみ

human interest, kindness
63.

ほおばみそ

magnolia leaves grilled with miso and negi
64.

ごのいみ

meaning of a word
65.

おんなのあじをしる

to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
66.

のうみそをしぼる

to rack one''s brains
67.

いみのかんけいりろん

relational theory of meaning
68.

むみむしゅうむしょく

tasteless, odorless and colorless
69.
しんしん
きょうみしんしん

very interesting, of absorbing interest, having a keen interest (in), being immensely curious (about)
70.

しゃみせんひき

samisen player
71.

だいごみ

the best, the epitome
72.

こっけいみがある

tinged with humor (humour)
73.

すみそ

vinegared miso
74.

ぼつしゅみ

commonplace, vapid, insipid
75.

いちみととう

whole party to a plot, whole gang, fellow conspirators
76.

あつみ

thickness, profound
77.

かちみ

sign of victory
78.

はいみ

subdued taste, refined taste, haiku (poetic) flavor (flavour)
79.
をなさない
いみをなさない

not making sense, meaningless
80.

おもしろみ

interest, fun
81.
ない
きょうみない

of no interest, not interested
82.

みそっぱ

decayed (baby) tooth
83.

かんそうむみ

dryness, dullness
84.

すごみ

weirdness, ghastliness, dreadfulness
85.

およそむいみだ

be quite meaningless
86.

いちみとうがらし

cayenne pepper powder
87.

くちざみせん

humming a samisen tune
88.

こきみ

sentiment, feeling
89.

しろみそ

light-brown miso
90.
をなす
いみをなす

to make sense, to be meaningful
91.

きょうみのうすい

uninteresting
92.

うまみ

good flavor (flavour), good taste, deliciousness, umami (fifth category of taste, corresponding to the flavour of glutamates), skill, profit
93.

ちみ

soil fertility, product of the soil
94.

みそっかす

miso lees, good-for-nothing, immature child or person
95.

なりきんしゅみ

the ostentation (bad taste) of the nuveau riche, air of vulgar prosperity
96.

いちみどうしん

(people) working together with one mind
97.

くちじゃみせん

humming a samisen tune
98.
よい
こきみよい

smart, clever, neat, gloating
99.

うすきみわるい

weird, eerie, uncanny
100.

いみをとる

to follow the sense, to understand the meaning of
101.

ゆうじゃくみ

solitude, quiet
102.

きょうみさくぜん

uninteresting, tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of), throwing a wet blanket (on)
103.

じみこん

plain subdued wedding ceremony
104.

うまみ

sweetness, sugary taste
105.

あじがうすい

lightly seasoned
106.

ひっぱりぎみ

taut (condition), taken up slack, removed slack
107.

こうみ

taste, flavor, flavour, deliciousness
108.

しょうみ

relish, gusto, appreciation
109.

うすあじ

bland, mild-tasting, lightly seasoned, insipid
110.
える
いみをとらえる

to grasp the meaning
111.

ありがたみ

value, worth, virtue
112.

もちあじ

inherent flavor, inherent flavour, distinctive characteristic
113.

なかみ

contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade
114.

みそづけ

meat or fish or vegetables preserved in miso
115.

かんみ

sweetness, sugary taste
116.

しょうみじゅうりょう

net weight
117.
つけ
あじつけ

(food) seasoning, flavour, flavor
118.

かくしあじ

(putting in) subtle seasoning to bring out the flavor
119.

いいきみ

serves one right, what one deserves
120.

しょうみきげん

best if eaten by this date
121.

はくみ

thin taste
122.

いみげんり

semantics principle
123.

ありがたみ

value, worth, virtue
124.

きょうみしんしん

very interesting, of absorbing interest, having a keen interest (in), being immensely curious (about)
125.

じみ

nutriment, wholesome, savoriness, savouriness, rich food, nourishment
126.
調
ちょうみ

seasoning, flavoring, flavouring
127.

みそすり

grinding miso, flattery, a flatterer
128.

しょうみねだん

net price
129.

あじな

smart, clever, witty, strange
130.

いやみ

disagreeableness, gaudiness, sarcasm
131.

ぬかみそ

salted rice-bran paste for pickling
132.

さやみどろ

oedogonium (any of a genus of filamentous green algae)
133.

びみ

good flavor, good flavour, delicacy
134.

いいきみだ

Serves you right!
135.

きょうみしんしん

very interesting, of absorbing interest, having a keen interest (in), being immensely curious (about)
136.

じみにとむ

nutritious, delicious
137.

みそすりぼうず

a low-ranking priest, contemptuous reference to a priest
138.

まるみ

roundness, rotundity
139.

あおみ

blueness, greenness, tinge of blue (green)
140.

まるみ

roundness, rotundity
141.

ぬかみそくさい

overly concerned with domestic affairs, having an air of domesticity
142.

じょうだんぎみ

being somewhat (half) joking, half seriously, half in jest, in a jocular vein
143.

うまい

skillful, clever, expert, wise, successful, delicious, appetizing, appetising, fortunate, splendid, promising
144.

いみじょうのしゅご

sense subject
145.

ろあくしゅみ

being apt to make a show of one''s faults, penchant for boasting of one''s faults, pretending to be worse than one really is
146.

きょうみほんい

(just) out of curiosity, (just) in order to satisfy one''s curiosity, aimed chiefly at amusing, sensational (e.g. magazine)
147.

やけぎみ

partially out of despair, partly in desperation, somewhat out of frustration
148.

みどく

appreciating a book, perusal
149.

がんみ

taste, thinking over carefully
150.

あおみどろ

spirogyra, algae forming pond scum
151.

あじのうすい

lightly seasoned
152.
なものなもの
えんはいなものあじなもの

inscrutable and interesting are the ways people are brought together
153.

ぬかみそづけ

vegetables pickled in salted rice-bran paste
154.

ばあじ

market sentiment
155.

いみじょうのもくてきご

sense object
156.

ろうばいぎみ

being rather confused, looking somewhat dismayed (perturbed)
157.

きょうみない

of no interest, not interested
158.

しちみ

seven delicious flavors (flavours), lend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.), shichimi
159.

ちんみかこう

rare delicacies, rare treat
160.

がんみ

relish, appreciation
161.

あかみ

a tinge of red
162.

えんりょぎみ

somewhat reserved (diffident), shyly, timidly, retiringly, in a retiring (reserved) manner
163.

こうみ

spice
164.

じょうみ

charm, attractiveness, humanity
165.

びみかこう

delicacies, epicurean dishes
166.

いみしん

ith profound (often hidden) meaning, being suggestive, pregnant with significance
167.

えぐみ

harshness, acridity, astringent taste, bitter taste
168.

かなあじ

metallic, cutting edge of a bladed instrument
169.

しちみとうがらし

blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
170.

ていかいしゅみ

disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
171.
あま
あまみ

sweetness, sugary taste
172.

あじつけのり

(food) seasoned nori (laver)
173.

きまずい

unpleasant, awkward
174.
がかる
あかみがかる

to be tinged red
175.
わい
あじわいしる

to taste and know
176.

こうみりょう

spice
177.

じょうきょういみろん

situation semantics
178.

ひゃくみ

all kinds (of food)
179.

いみしんちょう

with profound (often hidden) meaning, being suggestive, pregnant with significance
180.

げんがくしゅみ

pedantry, display of one''s learning, being of a pedantic disposition
181.

よわみ

weakness
182.

ていかいしゅみ

disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
183.
ありがた
ありがたみ

value, worth, virtue
184.
している
あかみがさしている

to be tinged red
185.

きみ

yolk of an egg, yellow of an egg
186.

こうみりょういれ

spice rack
187.

しょくしょうぎみ

being sick and tired (of), being fed up (with), having one''s fill (of)
188.

ひんけつぎみ

tending to anemia, being somewhat anemic
189.

いみないよう

semantic content (of a term), meaning (of a sentence)
190.

かんみ

saltiness
191.

くみ

bitterness, bitter taste
192.

よわみそ

weakling, coward
193.

そこきみわるい

strange, eerie, ominous
194.

みらい

taste buds
195.

ぎみ

-like, -looking, -looked
196.
びた
あかみをおびた

tinged with red, reddish
197.
める
あじをしめる

to be encouraged by initial success
198.
がかった
きみがかった

yellowish, cream-coloured, cream-colored
199.

こっとうしゅみ

antiquarianism
200.

しんちょうぎんみ

scrutiny, careful (close) examination (investigation), careful inquiry, careful selection

Kuten Code: 4403
EUC Code: cca3
Shift-JIS Code: 96a1
JIS Code: 4c23
Unicode: 5473
Radical Index: 30
Frequency Rank: 442
Jouyou Grade: 3
DeRoo Code: 3764
Four Corner code: 6509.0
"New Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 274
"Modern Reader's Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 913
"New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary" Index: 766
"Japanese For Busy People" Index: 2.19
"The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power" Index: 169
"Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide" Index: 302
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd Edition" Index: 415
"Kanji in Context" Index: 311
"Kanji Learners Dictionary" Index: 206
"Essential Kanji" Index: 339
"A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese" Index: 516
"Tuttle Kanji Cards" Index: 315
"The Kanji Dictionary" Index Code: 3d5.3
"Kanji & Kana 2nd Edition" Index: 307
Morohashi Index: 3456
Morohashi Volume.Page: 2.955
Gakken Index: 393
"Remembering The Kanji" Index: 295
"Japanese Names" Index: 219
Korean Reading: mi
Pinyin: wei4

Radical Index : : 味

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