あじ

See also: あし

Japanese

Etymology 1

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

【味】3 [adjective] clever, smart, witty [adjective] mysterious, strange [noun] a flavour (UK)/flavor (US), taste [noun] feeling, sensation [noun] experience, taste [noun] charm [noun] (go) aji, the ‘flavour’ or lingering possibilities of a position [noun] (go) bad aji, a lingering weakness in a position

(This term, あじ (aji), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as あじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あじ.)

Etymology 2

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

【鯵】H [noun] [from late 800s] Japanese horse mackerel Alternative spelling アジ

(This term, あじ (aji), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as あじ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as あじ.)