Japanese symbol for “deliciousness”
旨み
うまみ
Romaji: umami
good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness
In Japanese, deliciousness is 旨み, read うまみ (umami).
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Meanings
- n good flavor (flavour); good taste; deliciousness
- n umami (fifth category of taste in food)
- n skill; cleverness; charm; attractiveness
- n profit; gain; benefit; advantage
Written forms: 旨み、旨味、うま味. Readings: うまみ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “deliciousness”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 口味 | こうみ koumi | taste; flavor; flavour |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 趣旨 | しゅし shushi | meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist |
| 要旨 | ようし youshi | (main) point; gist; key points |
| 論旨 | ろんし ronshi | point of an argument; drift of an argument |
| 本旨 | ほんし honshi | main object; principal object; true aim |
| 宗旨 | しゅうし shuushi | tenets (of a religious sect); doctrines |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.