味

See also: 昧

味	U+5473, 味 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5473

← 呲
[U+5472]

CJK Unified Ideographs

呴 →
[U+5474]

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

味 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口十木 (RJD), four-corner 6509₀, composition ⿰口未)

Derived characters

𮋞, 菋, 𠽘

References

KangXi: page 182, character 13
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3456
Dae Jaweon: page 401, character 14
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 597, character 6
Unihan data for U+5473

Chinese

simp. and trad.		味

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (未) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
寐	*mids
魅	*mrɯds
鬽	*mrɯds
昧	*mɯːds
妹	*mɯːds
眛	maːds, mɯːds
沬	maːds, hmɯːds, *mɯds
未	*mɯds
味	*mɯds
鮇	*mɯds
菋	*mɯds

Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *mɯds) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 未 (OC *mɯds).

Etymology

Schuessler (2007) compared this word with Proto-Monic *[ʔ]məp ("good tasting, have a pleasant flavour, be pleasant") > Mon မိပ် (mìp, “to be happy, to enjoy”). Unger (1992) connects this with Tibetan བྲོད (brod) (< བྲོ (bro, “to taste”)). Also compare Korean 맛 (mat, “taste”) / 멋 (meot, “taste; charm”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wèi (wei⁴)
(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ
(Chengdu, SP): wei⁴
(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ви (vi, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou, Jyutping): mei⁶, mei^6-2
(Taishan, Wiktionary): mi⁵
Gan (Wiktionary): ui⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): mi
(Meixian, Guangdong): mi⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): vei³
Min Bei (KCR): mī
Min Dong (BUC): ê / mê
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): bī / bi
(Teochew, Peng'im): bhi⁷
Wu (Wiktionary): mi (T3); vi (T3)
Xiang (Wiktionary): uei⁴ / uei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèi
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴
  - Yale: wèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey
  - Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (味兒／味儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèir
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèir
  - Wade–Giles: weirh⁴
  - Yale: wèir
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: well
  - Palladius: вэйр (vɛjr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wəɻ⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: wei⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ui
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uei²¹³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ви (vi, III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vi⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁶, mei^6-2
  - Yale: meih, méi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁶, mei^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁶, méi^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯²²/, /mei̯²²⁻³⁵/

Note: mei6-2 - classifier.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: mi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ᵐbi³²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: ui⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ui¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mi
  - Hakka Romanization System: mi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /mi⁵³/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: vei³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /vei⁴⁵/
Min Bei
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ê / mê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛi²⁴²/, /mɛi²⁴²/

Note:

ê - taste, smell, food;
mê - (figurative) taste, fun, interest.

Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, Jinjiang, Nan'an, Hui'an, Yongchun, Changtai, Zhangpu, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Klang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bī
  - Tâi-lô: bī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bi
  - IPA (Hui'an): /bi²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Yongchun, Changtai, Singapore): /bi²²/
  - IPA (Zhangpu, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /bi³³/
  - IPA (Nan'an, Klang): /bi³¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang): /bi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Longyan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bi
  - Tâi-lô: bi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: by
  - IPA (Longyan): /bi³³⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhi⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bī
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bi¹¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: mi (T3); vi (T3)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mi²³/, /v̥i²³/

Note:

3mi - colloquial;
3vi - literary.

Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: uei⁴ / uei⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ue̞i⁴⁵/, /ue̞i²¹/

Dialectal data

Variety	Location	edit 味
Mandarin	Beijing	/uei⁵¹/
	Harbin	/uei⁵³/
	Tianjin	/vei⁵³/
	Jinan	/vei²¹/
	Qingdao	/ve⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/uei³¹²/
	Xi'an	/vi⁴⁴/
	Xining	/uɨ²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/vei¹³/
	Lanzhou	/vei¹³/
	Ürümqi	/vei²¹³/
	Wuhan	/uei³⁵/
	Chengdu	/uei¹³/
	Guiyang	/uei²¹³/
	Kunming	/uei²¹²/
	Nanjing	/uəi⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/ue⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/vei⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/uei³⁵/
	Hohhot	/vei⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/mi²³/ /vi²³/
	Suzhou	/vi³¹/ /mi³¹/
	Hangzhou	/vi¹³/
	Wenzhou	/mei²²/
Hui	Shexian	/ue²²/
Hui	Tunxi	/ue¹¹/
Xiang	Changsha	/uei⁵⁵/ /uei¹¹/
Xiang	Xiangtan	/uəi²¹/
Gan	Nanchang	/ui²¹/
Hakka	Meixian	/mi⁵³/
Hakka	Taoyuan	/mui⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/mei²²/
	Nanning	/mi²²/
	Hong Kong	/mei²²/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/bi²²/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/ɛi²⁴²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/mi⁴⁴/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/bi³¹/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/vi²³/

Middle Chinese: /mʉi^H/

Rime
Character	味
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	無沸切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mʉi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/mʷɨi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/miuəi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muj^H/
Li Rong	/miuəi^H/
Wang Li	/mĭwəi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/mwe̯i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mei⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*m[ə]t-s/
(Zhengzhang): /*mɯds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	味
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	wèi
Middle Chinese	‹ mjɨj^H ›
Old Chinese	/*m[ə]t-s/
English	taste (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	味
Reading #	1/1
No.	12918
Phonetic component	未
Rime group	隊
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	未
Old Chinese	/*mɯds/

Definitions

味

taste; flavor
- 甘橘，大厘城有之，其味酸。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 7, part 7
  Gānjú, Dàlí chéng yǒu zhī, qí wèi suān. [Pinyin]
  Dali City has sweet tangerines, but their flavour is sour.
smell; odor (Classifier: 股 m; 𠹻 c)
點解你間房好似有𠹻味嘅？ [Cantonese, trad.]
点解你间房好似有𠹻味嘅？ [Cantonese, simp.]
dim² gaai² nei⁵ gaan¹ fong^4-2 hou² ci⁵ jau⁵ zam⁶ mei⁶ ge³? [Jyutping]
Why does your room seem like there is some smell?
food
海味 ― hǎiwèi ― seafood [i.e. taste of the sea]
to taste; to reflect on; to experience
品味 ― pǐnwèi ― to taste; to appreciate
interest; fun; taste
意味 ― yìwèi ― meaning
趣味 ― qùwèi ― fun; taste
Classifier for ingredients of a Chinese medicine prescription.
Classifier for dishes.
今日味味餸都啱嗮我胃口。 [Cantonese, trad.]
今日味味𩠌都啱嗮我胃口。 [Cantonese, simp.]
gam¹ jat⁶ mei⁶ mei⁶ sung³ dou¹ ngaam¹ saai³ ngo⁵ wai⁶ hau². [Jyutping]
Every dish here today is my kind of food.
一魚幾味／一鱼几味 [Cantonese] ― jat¹ jyu⁴ gei² mei^6-2 [Jyutping] ― one fish, several dishes
(Cantonese) Classifier for things: kind; sort
呢味嘢太惡搞喇。 [Cantonese, trad.]
呢味嘢太恶搞喇。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ni¹ mei^6-2 je⁵ taai³ ok³ gaau² laa³. [Jyutping]
This kind of stuff is too hard to handle.
原來你中意嗰味嘢嘅。 [Cantonese, trad.]
原来你中意嗰味嘢嘅。 [Cantonese, simp.]
jyun⁴ loi⁴ nei⁵ zung¹ ji³ go² mei^6-2 je⁵ ge³. [Jyutping]
So you like that kind of stuff.
(particle physics) flavor

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 味道 (“taste; flavour”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		味
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		滋味, 味道, 風味, 口味
Mandarin	Beijing	味兒
	Taiwan	味道, 味
	Jinan	味兒
	Xi'an	味道
	Wuhan	味口, 味
	Chengdu	味道
	Guilin	味道
	Yangzhou	味道
	Hefei	味道
	Singapore	味道, 味
Cantonese	Guangzhou	味道, 味
	Hong Kong	味道, 味
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	味道
	Yangjiang	味
	Singapore (Guangfu)	味道, 味
Gan	Nanchang	味道
Hakka	Meixian	味道
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	味緒, 味道
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	味緒, 味道
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	味緒, 味道
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	味緒, 味道
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	味緒, 味道
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	味素, 味緒, 味道
	Hong Kong	味
	Singkawang	味
Jin	Taiyuan	味兒, 味道
Min Bei	Jian'ou	味道
Min Dong	Fuzhou	味
Min Nan	Xiamen	味, 味素
	Quanzhou	味, 味素
	Zhangzhou	味, 味素
	Penang (Hokkien)	味素
	Singapore (Hokkien)	味素
	Manila (Hokkien)	味, 味素
	Chaozhou	味素, 味道
Wu	Shanghai	吃口
	Suzhou	味道
	Wenzhou	味道
Xiang	Changsha	味道
Xiang	Shuangfeng	味道

Dialectal synonyms of 氣味 (“smell; odour”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		氣味
Mandarin	Beijing	味兒
	Taiwan	味
	Jinan	味兒
	Xi'an	味兒, 味氣
	Wuhan	氣味, 氣色
	Chengdu	氣氣, 味道
	Yangzhou	味道
	Hefei	味道, 氣味
Cantonese	Guangzhou	味, 𡃴
	Hong Kong	味, 𡃴
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	𡃴
	Yangjiang	味, 𡃴
Gan	Nanchang	氣味
Hakka	Meixian	味道, 氣味
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	味道, 氣味
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	味道, 氣味
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	味道, 氣味
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	味道, 氣味
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	味道, 氣味
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	味道, 氣味
	Hong Kong	味
Jin	Taiyuan	味氣
Min Bei	Jian'ou	味道, 氣色
Min Dong	Fuzhou	味
Min Nan	Xiamen	味, 味素
	Quanzhou	味, 味素
	Zhangzhou	味
	Singapore (Hokkien)	味, 味素, 峇羽
	Manila (Hokkien)	味, 味素
	Chaozhou	味, 味素, 羶, 氣味
Wu	Suzhou	味道, 氣味
Wu	Wenzhou	氣道
Xiang	Changsha	氣色, 味道, 氣味
Xiang	Shuangfeng	氣色, 氣

Compounds

Derived terms from 味

一味 (yīwèi)
三月不知肉味 (sān yuè bùzhī ròu wèi)
不彀味
不是味
不是滋味 (bùshì zīwèi)
世味
串味
乏味 (fáwèi)
五味 (wǔwèi)
五味子 (wǔwèizǐ)
人情味 (rénqíngwèi)
入味 (rùwèi)
六味
兼味
南味 (nánwèi)
厚味 (hòuwèi)
原味 (yuánwèi)
口味 (kǒuwèi)
吃味 (chīwèi)
合口味
吟味 (yínwèi)
含味
味噌 (wèicēng)
味外味
味精 (wèijīng)
味素 (wèisù)
味蕾 (wèilěi)
味道 (wèidào)
和味
品味 (pǐnwèi)
回味 (huíwèi)
土味 (tǔwèi)
女人味 (nǚrénwèi)
山珍海味 (shānzhēnhǎiwèi)
情味 (qíngwèi)
意味 (yìwèi)
披味
易牙之味
有味 (yǒuwèi)
正味 (zhèngwèi)
津津有味 (jīnjīnyǒuwèi)
海味 (hǎiwèi)
滋味 (zīwèi)
烈味
玩味 (wánwèi)
珍味 (zhēnwèi)
珍羞美味
甘味 (gānwèi)
甜味 (tiánwèi)
美味 (měiwèi)
美味可口
脾味
腥味 (xīngwèi)
腥臊味
膏粱厚味

臊味
臭味 (chòuwèi)
臭味相投 (chòuwèixiāngtóu)
色香味俱全 (sè-xiāng-wèi jùquán)
芳味 (fāngwèi)
衠一味
走味 (zǒuwèi)
趣味 (qùwèi)
辣味 (làwèi)
辨味
野味 (yěwèi)
食不二味
食不兼味
食不甘味
食不知味
食不累味
食不遑味
食不重味
食味方丈
食髓知味
香味 (xiāngwèi)
霉味
一味禪／一味禅
不夠味／不够味
人味兒／人味儿
低級趣味／低级趣味 (dījí qùwèi)
個中滋味／个中滋味
其味無窮／其味无穷
冰冷無味／冰冷无味
別有風味／别有风味 (biéyǒufēngwèi)
北杜味納河／北杜味纳河
厚味臘毒／厚味腊毒
吃味兒／吃味儿
味兒／味儿 (wèir)
味勝易牙／味胜易牙
味同嚼蠟／味同嚼蜡 (wèitóngjiáolà)
味噌湯／味噌汤 (wèicēngtāng)
味如雞肋／味如鸡肋
味覺／味觉 (wèijué)
味覺器／味觉器
回味無窮／回味无穷 (huíwèiwúqióng)
夠味／够味
家鄉味／家乡味
尋味／寻味 (xúnwèi)
對味／对味
意味深長／意味深长 (yìwèishēncháng)
找沒味兒／找没味儿
掛味兒／挂味儿
是味兒／是味儿
有味兒／有味儿
有味電影／有味电影
有滋有味兒／有滋有味儿
枯燥無味／枯燥无味
殊滋異味／殊滋异味

氣味／气味 (qìwèi)
氣味相合／气味相合
氣味相投／气味相投
沒人味／没人味
沒味／没味
沒味兒／没味儿
沒味道／没味道
況味／况味 (kuàngwèi)
淡然無味／淡然无味
淡而無味／淡而无味
淡薄無味／淡薄无味
滋味兒／滋味儿 (zīwèir)
滷味／卤味 (lǔwèi)
無味／无味 (wúwèi)
無味之味／无味之味 (wúwèizhīwèi)
熟讀玩味／熟读玩味
珍饈百味／珍馐百味
異味／异味 (yìwèi)
禪味／禅味
索然無味／索然无味 (suǒránwúwèi)
耐人尋味／耐人寻味 (nàirénxúnwèi)
聞韶忘味／闻韶忘味
膩味／腻味 (nìwèi)
臘味／腊味
興味／兴味 (xìngwèi)
興味盎然／兴味盎然
興味索然／兴味索然
舊時風味／旧时风味
芝蘭氣味／芝兰气味
苜蓿風味／苜蓿风味
藥味／药味
言語無味／言语无味
語言無味／语言无味
誦味／诵味
調味／调味 (tiáowèi)
調味乳／调味乳
調味品／调味品 (tiáowèipǐn)
調味料／调味料 (tiáowèiliào)
諷味／讽味
走味兒／走味儿
趣味橫生／趣味横生
蹇味兒／蹇味儿
道學味／道学味
鄉味／乡味
銅臭味／铜臭味 (tóngxiùwèi)
韻味／韵味 (yùnwèi)
風味／风味 (fēngwèi)
食不終味／食不终味
食之無味，棄之不甘／食之无味，弃之不甘
食之無味，棄之可惜／食之无味，弃之可惜 (shí zhī wúwèi, qì zhī kěxī)
餘味／余味 (yúwèi)
餘味無窮／余味无穷
體味／体味 (tǐwèi)
鮮味／鲜味 (xiānwèi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (味):

→ Japanese: 味(み) (mi)
→ Vietnamese: vị (味)

Others:

→ Proto-Hmong-Mien: *hmeiᴴ (“taste; to try”)
→ Vietnamese: mùi (“smell”)

References

“味”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

味

(grade 3 “Kyōiku” kanji)

Readings

Go-on: み (mi, Jōyō)
Kan-on: び (bi)
Kun: あじ (aji, 味, Jōyō)^{←あぢ (adi, historical)}; あじわう (ajiwau, 味わう, Jōyō)^{←あぢはふ (adifafu, historical)}
Nanori: うまし (umashi); ちか (chika)

Compounds

味(み)噌(そ) (miso)
意味(いみ) (imi)
気味(きみ) (kimi), 気味(きび) (kibi)
興(きょう)味(み) (kyōmi)
地味(じみ) (jimi)
三(しゃ)味(み)線(せん) (shamisen), 三(さ)味(み)線(せん) (samisen)
趣(しゅ)味(み) (shumi)
賞(しょう)味(み) (shōmi)
美味(びみ) (bimi)
薬(やく)味(み) (yakumi)
不味(まず)い (mazui)
美味(おい)しい (oishii)

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
味
あじ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

/adi/ → /ad͡ʑi/ → /aʑi/

From Old Japanese.

Pronunciation

Kun’yomi

(Tokyo) あじ [àjí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [a̠ʑi]

Adjective

味(あじ) • (aji) ^{←あぢ (adi)^?} -na (adnominal 味(あじ)な (aji na), adverbial 味(あじ)に (aji ni))

clever, smart, witty
mysterious, strange

Inflection

Inflection of 味

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	味だろ	あじだろ	aji daro
Continuative (連用形)	味で	あじで	aji de
Terminal (終止形)	味だ	あじだ	aji da
Attributive (連体形)	味な	あじな	aji na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	味なら	あじなら	aji nara
Imperative (命令形)	味であれ	あじであれ	aji de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	味ではない味じゃない	あじではないあじじゃない	aji de wa nai aji ja nai
Informal past	味だった	あじだった	aji datta
Informal negative past	味ではなかった味じゃなかった	あじではなかったあじじゃなかった	aji de wa nakatta aji ja nakatta
Formal	味です	あじです	aji desu
Formal negative	味ではありません味じゃありません	あじではありませんあじじゃありません	aji de wa arimasen aji ja arimasen
Formal past	味でした	あじでした	aji deshita
Formal negative past	味ではありませんでした味じゃありませんでした	あじではありませんでしたあじじゃありませんでした	aji de wa arimasen deshita aji ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	味で	あじで	aji de
Conditional	味なら（ば）	あじなら（ば）	aji nara (ba)
Provisional	味だったら	あじだったら	aji dattara
Volitional	味だろう	あじだろう	aji darō
Adverbial	味に	あじに	aji ni
Degree	味さ	あじさ	ajisa

Classical conjugation of "味なり" (ナリ活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形)	味なら	あぢなら	adinara
Continuative (連用形)	味に^[1] 味なり^[2]	あぢにあぢなり	adini adinari
Terminal (終止形)	味なり	あぢなり	adinari
Attributive (連体形)	味なる	あぢなる	adinaru
Realis (已然形)	味なれ	あぢなれ	adinare
Imperative (命令形)	味なれ	あぢなれ	adinare
Key constructions
Negative	味ならず	あぢならず	adinarazu
Contrasting conjunction	味なれど	あぢなれど	adinaredo
Causal conjunction	味なれば	あぢなれば	adinareba
Conditional conjunction	味ならば	あぢならば	adinaraba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge)	味なりき	あぢなりき	adinariki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge)	味なりけり	あぢなりけり	adinarikeri
Adverbial	味に	あぢに	adini
^[1]Without auxiliary verb. ^[2]With auxiliary verb.

Noun

味(あじ) • (aji) ^{←あぢ (adi)^?}

a flavour (UK)/flavor (US), taste
- 2006 April 9, Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ピリオド [Armed Alchemy: The End]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 10, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
  食(た)べる？ママの味(あじ)　正(せい)確(かく)にはママの出(で)来(き)損(そこ)ないの成(な)れの果(は)ての味(あじ)
  Taberu? Mama no aji Seikaku ni wa mama no dekisokonai no nare no hate no aji
  You want some? It has my mom’s taste. Well, actually it has the taste of my failed attempts at cloning her taste.
Synonym: 味覚 (mikaku)
feeling, sensation
Synonym: 感触 (kanshoku)
experience, taste
Synonym: 味わい (ajiwai)
charm
(go) aji, the ‘flavour’ or lingering possibilities of a position
味(あじ)が悪(わる)い
aji ga warui
there is bad aji
(literally, “the flavour is bad”)
(go) bad aji, a lingering weakness in a position

Derived terms

味(あじ)わう (ajiwau)
味(あじ)気無(きな)い (ajikinai), 味(あじ)気無(けな)い (ajikenai)
紫陽花(アジサイ) (ajisai)
味(あじ)の素(もと) (Ajinomoto)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
味
み Grade: 3
goon

From Middle Chinese 味 (MC mʉi^H).

Also used in Old Japanese as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨mi₂⟩.

Affix

味(み) • (mi)

flavor, taste
tasting, savoring
taste, savor
Alternative spelling of 身 (mi): body part

Derived terms

味(み)醂(りん) (mirin)

Noun

味(み) • (mi)

a flavour (UK)/flavor (US), taste
Synonym: 味覚 (mikaku)

Derived terms

味(み)方(かた) (mikata)

Counter

味(み) • (-mi)

counter for kinds of food, drink, medicine, etc.

Suffix

For pronunciation and definitions of 味 – see the following entry.

【み】H	[suffix] 味: (after an i-adjective stem) -ness; used for "quality" of being, as opposed to suffix さ (sa), also translated as -ness, used for "degree" of being

(This term, 味, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Derived terms

青(アオ)味(ミ)泥(ドロ) (aomidoro)
赤(あか)味(み) (akami)
厚(あつ)味(み) (atsumi)
甘(あま)味(み) (amami)
旨(うま)味(み) (umami)
黒(くろ)味(み) (kuromi)
鞘(サヤ)味(ミ)泥(ドロ) (sayamidoro)
皹(ヒビ)味(ミ)泥(ドロ) (hibimidoro)
星(ホシ)味(ミ)泥(ドロ) (hoshimidoro)

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja

味 (eumhun 맛 미 (mat mi))

Hanja form^? of 미 (“taste”).

Compounds

미각 (味覺, migak, “taste, palate”)
의미 (意味, uimi, “meaning”)
흥미 (興味, heungmi, “interest”)

Old Japanese

Etymology 1

From Middle Chinese 味 (MC mʉi^H).

Noun

味 (adi) (kana あぢ)

flavor, flavour

Derived terms

紫陽花 (adisawi)
味群 (adimura)

Descendants

Japanese: 味 (aji)

Prefix

味 (uma-) (kana うま)

Alternative spelling of 甘 (kan, “かん”)

Derived terms

味飯 (umaipi₁)
味酒 (umasake₂)

Vietnamese

Han character

味: Hán Nôm readings: vị, mùi, mồi

Nôm form of mùi (“smell; scent”).
chữ Hán form of vị (“taste; flavor”).

[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN