旨味
Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
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| 旨 | 味 |
| うま Grade: S |
み Grade: 3 (ateji) |
| kun'yomi | on'yomi |
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| 旨み 甘味 甘み |
Etymology
[edit]Compound of 旨 (uma, the stem of adjective 旨い (umai, “tasty, delicious”)) + み (-mi, “-ness”, in reference to quality, contrasting with suffix さ (sa, “-ness”) that is used to describe degree).[1][2][3]
The use of 味 to spell the -mi suffix is an example of ateji (当て字).[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- the umami flavour
- tastiness
- skillfulness
- profit
See also
[edit]| Basic tastes in Japanese · 味覚 (mikaku) (layout · text) | |||||
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| 甘い (amai) | 酸っぱい (suppai) | 塩っぱい (shoppai) | 苦い (nigai) | 辛い (karai) | 旨味 (umami) |
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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