味|あじaji[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounflavor; flavour; taste
   このチーズはピリッとした味あじがする。↗

   This cheese has a sharp taste.
2. nouncharm; appeal; uniqueness; attractiveness
3. nounexperience; taste (e.g. of victory)
4. na-adjectivesmart; clever; witty; strange
5. noun, go, shogiaji; position that has some lingering potential that may be exploited later in the game

• SynonymテイストCasualA colloquial loanword for flavor or for taste as personal style, as in 「和風テイスト」; heard mostly in fashion and design talk.
• Synonym食味しょくみWrittenWritten term for the taste of food, used chiefly in evaluating farm products, as in 「食味がよい」.
• Related味覚みかくWrittenWritten word for the sense of taste itself, as in 「味覚が鋭い」; it names the ability to perceive flavor, not the flavor of a food.
• Antonym無味むみWrittenWritten antonym of 「味」: having no taste, or figuratively dull and uninteresting, as in 「無味乾燥」.

For flavor or taste, 「味」 is the default. Use 「味覚」 for the sense of taste, 「テイスト」 for taste as style in fashion and design, 「食味」 for ratings of farm produce, and 「無味」 when something is tasteless or dull.

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

1. 舌したが食べ物たべものや飲み物のみものなどに触ふれたときに起おこる、甘あまい・辛つらい・しょっぱい・えぐい・渋しぶい・うまいなどの感覚かんかく。
2. 経験けいけんによって感得かんとくする楽たのしさ。悦楽えつらく。感興かんきょう。
3. ものごとの持もつ深ふかみ。表面的ひょうめんてきには強つよく現あらわれていないが、対象たいしょうについて知しるにつれて分わかってくる良よさ。含蓄がんちく。
4. 手ての良し悪よしあしの感覚かんかく。