味 — mi

Parts that make up 味

How 味 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 味 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 口, 未.

Korean example words with 味

• 상미爽味 Korean gloss: 상쾌한 맛
• 일미逸味 Korean gloss: 아주 좋은 맛
• 산미酸味 Korean gloss: 식초와 같은 맛
• 풍미風味 Korean gloss: 음식의 고상한 맛
• 흥미興味 Korean gloss: 흥을 느끼는 재미
• 묘미妙味 Korean gloss: 미묘한 재미나 흥취
• 쾌미快味 Korean gloss: 상쾌하고 즐거운 느낌
• 의미意味 Korean gloss: 행위나 현상이 지닌 뜻
• 정미情味 Korean gloss: 인정이 깃들어 있는 따뜻한 맛
• 착미着味 Korean gloss: 맛을 붙임. 또는 취미를 붙임
• 취미臭味 Korean gloss: 냄새와 맛을 아울러 이르는 말
• 고미苦味 Korean gloss: 달갑지 아니하고 싫거나 언짢은 느낌

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 味

• 意味いみ meaning; significance; sense
• 味あじ flavor; flavour; taste
• 興味きょうみ interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
• 趣味しゅみ hobby; pastime; tastes
• 気味きみ sensation; feeling; tendency
• 持ち味もちあじ inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste
• 地味じみ plain; simple; subdued
• 味方みかた friend; ally; supporter
• 味わいあじわい flavour; flavor; taste
• 意味合いいみあい implication; nuance; shade of meaning
• 不気味ぶきみ weird; eerie; ominous
• 三味線しゃみせん shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

Characters sharing the phonetic 未

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “미”

Other hanja with radical 口