ๅณ
JLPT N4
Taste, flavor
Readings
Onโyomi: ใ (mi)
Kunโyomi: ใใ, ใใ.ใใ (aji, ajiwau)
โข ใใ (aji) โ taste, flavor
โข ใใ.ใใ (ajiwau) โ to taste, savor, enjoy
Structure
Composition:
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Detailed Explanation
Vocabulary
ๅณ
ใใ
taste
ๅณ่ฆ
ใใใฟ
tasting
่ถฃๅณ
ใใ
ใฟ
hobby
็พๅณใใ
ใใใใ
delicious
ๅณๆน
ใฟใใ
ally
Example Sentences
ๅณใใใใงใใ
ใใ ใ ใใ ใงใใ
It tastes good.
ๅณ่ฆใใใพใใ
ใใใฟ ใ ใใพใใ
I taste it.
Cultural Note
๐ ๅณ is central in Japanese culture:
โข Japan highly values taste, seasonality, and culinary experience.
โข Concepts like ๆจๅณ (umami) โ a uniquely recognized Japanese flavor โ highlight the cultural focus on subtle taste.
โข Beyond food, ๅณ appears figuratively:
o ๅณใฎใใๆ็ซ โ โa sentence with flavorโ (interesting or expressive)
o ไบบ็ใฎๅณ โ โthe flavor of lifeโ (rich experiences)
โข It embodies the Japanese idea of enjoying lifeโs subtleties and nuances.
โข Japan highly values taste, seasonality, and culinary experience.
โข Concepts like ๆจๅณ (umami) โ a uniquely recognized Japanese flavor โ highlight the cultural focus on subtle taste.
โข Beyond food, ๅณ appears figuratively:
o ๅณใฎใใๆ็ซ โ โa sentence with flavorโ (interesting or expressive)
o ไบบ็ใฎๅณ โ โthe flavor of lifeโ (rich experiences)
โข It embodies the Japanese idea of enjoying lifeโs subtleties and nuances.