味 — 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
道8Elementary year 3 ／ 8 strokes ／ Radical「口」
- On
- ミみ · mi
- Kun
- あじ・あじ(わう)aji · aji(wau)
- Meaning
- taste, flavor
Stroke order
Origin
口 (mouth) + 未 (sound) — what you feel with the mouth: taste.
Readings and examples
| Onミみmi | 味覚みかく意味いみ興味きょうみ |
|---|---|
| Kunあじaji | 味あじ味見あじみ塩味しおあじ |
| Kunあじわうajiwau | 味わうあじわう味わいあじわい |
Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.
Compounds
- 味方みかた
ally, friend
- 意味いみ
meaning
- 興味きょうみ
- 趣味しゅみ
- 甘味かんみ
- 珍味ちんみ
- 味噌汁みそしる
- 吟味ぎんみ
Example
この スープは いい 味です。
This soup tastes good.
Idioms with this kanji
Nearby characters
The line style shows how they connect
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Stroke data from: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0)