► 動詞
味わう [(3)あじわう] meaning: taste rank: 2
☆ ワインは量を飲むものではなく、味わって飲むものだ ⇨ Wine is something you savor, not drink a large quantity
和える [(2)あえる] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ ほうれん草を胡麻で和えた ⇨ I seasoned spinach with sesame sauce
噛み締める [(4)かみしめる] meaning: taste rank: 4
☆ 彼は勝利の喜びを噛み締めた ⇨ He chewed on (to savor) the joy of winning (☛ Usually about positive feelings)
調味 [(1)ちょうみ] [調味する] meaning: taste rank: 4
☆ 塩分を控えて調味した料理 ⇨ Food seasoned with a moderate amount of salt
玩味 [(1)がんみ] [玩味する] meaning: taste rank: 5
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► 成句
味 [(2)あじ] [味を占める] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 彼は最初の詐欺に味を占めて何度も犯行を繰返した ⇨ He got the taste with his first scam, and has repeated the crime many times (☛ Usually refers to bad behaviors, habits.)
口 [(2)くち] [口に合う] [coll] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 御口に合いませんか？ ⇨ Doesn’t the food meet your mouth, taste? Is the food not to your liking? (☛ About food)
► 名詞
味 [(2)あじ] [味がする] meaning: taste rank: 1
☆ この水は変な味がする ⇨ This water tastes weird
美味しさ [(3)おいしさ] meaning: taste rank: 1
☆ 美味しさの秘密は独自の調理法にある ⇨ The secret of the deliciousness is in the unique cooking technique
趣味 [(1)しゅみ] meaning: taste rank: 1
☆ 趣味の悪い冗談 ⇨ A joke with very poor taste
味付け [あじつけ] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ うちの母親の料理は味付けが薄目だ ⇨ My mother’s cooking is generally lightly seasoned
味見 [あじみ] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ ちょっと味見してみて ⇨ Can you try (tasting) this? (☛ Used only for food/drink tasting)
味わい [あじわい] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ この珈琲には独特の味わいがある ⇨ This coffee has distinctive deep flavor
後味 [(2)あとあじ] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ この油は後味が悪い ⇨ This oil leaves a bad aftertaste
☆ 彼と喧嘩別れして後味が悪い ⇨ I parted ways acrimoniously with him, and it left a bad aftertaste
コク [(2)こく] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 独特のコクの有るコーヒー ⇨ Coffee with distinctive deep taste (☛ A very complex, multi-layered delicious flavor)
調味料 [(4)ちょうみりょう] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 調味料 ⇨ Seasoning. Condiment
風味 [(1)ふうみ] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 早めに使わないと風味が落ちる ⇨ The flavor will diminish if you don’t use sooner (☛ Delicious flavor)
味覚 [みかく] [tech] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 彼は味覚を失った ⇨ He lost his sense of taste
持ち味 [(2)もちあじ] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 素材の持ち味を活かすことが料理の基本だ ⇨ The basics of cooking is to maximize the intrinsic flavors of ingredients (☛ Literally means “flavor it has”)
塩梅 [あんばい] meaning: taste rank: 4
☆ 丁度いい塩梅の味付けだ ⇨ The seasoning was done right (☛ Literally ”salt vinegar”)
旨味 [うまみ] meaning: taste rank: 4
☆ 昆布出汁の旨味 ⇨ The taste of seaweed stock (☛ Originally coined to express the taste of MSG)
美味 [(1)びみ] [liter] meaning: taste rank: 4
☆ 神戸牛は美味で有名だ ⇨ Kobe beef is famous for its great taste
► 形容詞
旨い [(2)うまい] [coll] [男] meaning: taste rank: 1
☆ 暑い日の冷えたビールの旨さは格別だ ⇨ Cold beer is extra good on a hot day
☆ あー、このビール美味い！ ⇨ Wow, this beer is good! (☛ Often written as 美味い. Usually used by males only)
美味しい [(3)おいしい] meaning: taste rank: 1
☆ あの店は美味しい ⇨ That restaurant is very good, serves delicious food (☛ The example literally means “the restaurant is delicious”, and is a common and accepted usage)
味わい深い [(6)あじわいぶかい] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 味わい深いコーヒー ⇨ Tasty coffee with a complex flavor
► 形容動詞
悪趣味 [(3)あくしゅみ] meaning: taste rank: 3
☆ 悪趣味な冗談 ⇨ Jokes with poor taste. Offensive jokes