味 — kanji meaning “flavor”
味
flavor, taste
- Meanings
- flavor, taste
- On'yomi
- ミ (mi)
- Kun'yomi
- あじ、あじ.わう
- Strokes
- 8
- School grade
- 3
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 3
- Newspaper frequency
- #442 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 30
- Chinese reading
- wèi — Chinese character page
Words with 味
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 意味 | いみ imi | meaning; significance; sense |
| 興味 | きょうみ kyoumi | interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for) |
| 趣味 | しゅみ shumi | hobby; pastime |
| 味方 | みかた mikata | friend; ally; supporter |
| 気味 | きみ kimi | sensation; feeling |
| 地味 | じみ jimi | plain; simple; subdued |
| 不気味 | ぶきみ bukimi | weird; eerie; ominous |
| 味覚 | みかく mikaku | (sense of) taste; palate |
| 興味深い | きょうみぶかい kyoumibukai | very interesting; of great interest |
| 味噌 | みそ miso | miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans |
| 甘味 | あまみ amami | sweetness; sugary taste |
| 味わう | あじわう ajiwau | to taste; to savor; to savour |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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