How to say "seasoning" in Japanese

• 味付けあじつけCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbThe everyday word for seasoning or flavoring food, and for the resulting flavor. Use this for cooking in general, as in adjusting the seasoning of a dish.
  このお料理りょうりは、パリのエスプリを意識いしきして、味付あじつけしてみました。↗

  This cuisine is seasoned to evoke the esprit of Paris.
• 調味ちょうみCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verb, intransitive verbA more formal or technical word for seasoning and flavoring food, common in writing about cooking, food processing, and seasoning ingredients rather than in casual kitchen talk.
• 加味かみJLPT N1approx.Common
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbMost often means taking something into account or blending an element in, as when weighing opinions; its use for seasoning food is secondary, so it is seldom the word you want for ordinary cooking.
• 塩梅あんばいCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers seasoning in the sense of salting and overall taste, but more broadly refers to the delicate balance or state of something; often written in kana as あんばい.
  いい塩梅あんばいだ。↗

  The seasoning is just right.
• シーズニングCommon
  nounA loanword covering the English sense directly, typically for seasoning as a substance or product, such as spice mixes sold under this name.

For the general sense of adding flavor to food, 「味付け」 is the usual choice; 調味 is a more formal or technical term; 加味, 塩梅, and 「シーズニング」 serve narrower or special uses.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 味付けあじつけseasoning
• 調味ちょうみseasoning
• 加味かみseasoning
• 塩梅あんばいseasoning
• シーズニングseasoning
• 調味料ちょうみりょうseasoning
• 油ならしあぶらならしseasoning (cookware)
• 着味ちゃくみseasoning (esp. in food industry with additives)
• かやくspices