塩梅・按配・案配・按排・安排|あんばいanbai[3]nakadaka (mid-high)
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Which spelling to use
塩梅塩梅 is the most common written form and is the usual kanji spelling for “seasoning; flavour; taste.”
按配按配 is less common than 塩梅, but it is a practical kanji form for learners to use.
案配案配 is rarely used, so learners will seldom encounter this written form.
按排按排 is rarely used, so learners will seldom encounter this written form.
安排安排 is rarely used, so learners will seldom encounter this written form.
Definitions
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbseasoning; flavour; flavor; tasteesp. 塩梅いい塩梅だ。↗The seasoning is just right.
- nouncondition; state; situationesp. 塩梅
- noun(state of) health; physical conditionesp. 塩梅
- noun, suru verb, transitive verbarrangement; assignment; adjustment; handling; dealing withesp. 按配
Conjugation
| Dictionary form | 塩梅する（あんばいする） |
|---|---|
| Polite (masu) | 塩梅します（あんばいします） |
| Negative (nai) | 塩梅しない（あんばいしない） |
| polite (masen) | 塩梅しません（あんばいしません） |
| classical zu / nu | 塩梅せず・塩梅せぬ（あんばいせず・あんばいせぬ） |
| Past (ta) | 塩梅した（あんばいした） |
| polite (mashita) | 塩梅しました（あんばいしました） |
| Past negative (nakatta) | 塩梅しなかった（あんばいしなかった） |
| polite (masen deshita) | 塩梅しませんでした（あんばいしませんでした） |
| Te form | 塩梅して（あんばいして） |
| Potential | 塩梅できる（あんばいできる） |
| Passive | 塩梅される（あんばいされる） |
| Causative | 塩梅させる（あんばいさせる） |
| Causative passive | 塩梅させられる（あんばいさせられる） |
| Conditional (ba) | 塩梅すれば（あんばいすれば） |
| tara | 塩梅したら（あんばいしたら） |
| Volitional | 塩梅しよう（あんばいしよう） |
| polite (mashou) | 塩梅しましょう（あんばいしましょう） |
| Imperative | 塩梅しろ（あんばいしろ） |
Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.
Synonyms & antonyms
- Synonym加減かげんNeutralDegree of adjustment—what you add or subtract; also used for health. Much broader in use than 塩梅, which has a colloquial, old-fashioned air.
- Synonym状態じょうたいNeutralThe most objective, neutral word for state or condition; never used for the balance of seasoning.
- Synonym様子ようすNeutralHow something looks or seems; leans toward outward observation, as in 「様子を見る」.
- Synonym具合ぐあいNeutralHow things stand or one's physical condition, as in 「具合が悪い」; common in speech.
- Synonym塩加減しおかげんNeutralStrictly the saltiness of a dish or how much salt to use, as in 「塩加減を見る」; mostly a cooking term.
- Related調子ちょうしNeutralCondition or momentum, as in 「調子がいい」; leans toward how well a body or machine is running.
For body or machine condition use 「具合」or「調子」; for the right degree of seasoning, or things working out just right, use 「塩梅」, as in 「いい塩梅だ」; for salt amount use 「塩加減」.
Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only
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