味
flavor · taste
Details
Stroke Order
Component Breakdown
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
Games
クッキングママ
Cooking Mama(2006)
Developer: Office Create
Cooking game pursuing food 'taste.'
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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