# 味

| 味 | U+5473, &#21619; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5473 |
| ← 呲 [U+5472] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 呴 → [U+5474] |

## Translingual
### Han character

味 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+5, 8 strokes, cangjie input 口十木 (RJD), four-corner 6509$_0$, composition ⿰口未)

#### Derived characters

* 𮋞, 菋, 𰁅, 𠽘

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 182, character 13
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3456
* Dae Jaweon: page 401, character 14
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 597, character 6
* Unihan data for U+5473

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

| | Old Chinese |
| 寐 | *mids |
| 魅 | *mrɯds |
| 鬽 | *mrɯds |
| 昧 | *mɯːds |
| 妹 | *mɯːds |
| 眛 | *maːds, *mɯːds |
| 沬 | *maːds, *hmɯːds, *mɯds |
| 未 | *mɯds |
| 味 | *mɯds |
| 鮇 | *mɯds |
| 菋 | *mɯds |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *mɯds) : semantic 口 (“mouth”) + phonetic 未 (OC *mɯds).

### Etymology

Schuessler (2007) compared this word with Proto-Monic *[ʔ]məp (“good tasting, have a pleasant flavour, be pleasant”) > Mon မိပ် (mìp, “to be happy, to enjoy”). Unger (1992) connects this with Tibetan བྲོད (brod) (< བྲོ (bro, “to taste”)). Also compare Korean 맛 (mat, “taste”), 멋 (meot, “taste; charm”).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wèi (wei$^4$)
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˋ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): wei$^4$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): vī
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): wēi
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ви (vi, III)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): mei$^6$ / mei$^{6-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): mi$^5$
* Gan (Wiktionary): ui$^5$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mi
    (Hailu, HRS): mui$^˖$
    (Meixian, Guangdong): mi$^4$
* Jin (Wiktionary): vei$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): mī
* Eastern Min (BUC): ê / mê
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bi$^5$ / mai$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bī / bi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhi$^7$
    (Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): bhi$^7$
* Wu (Wugniu)
** (Northern): $^6$mi / $^6$vi
** (Jinhua): $^6$vi
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): uei$^5$ / uei$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wèi
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^4$
*** Yale: wèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wey
*** Palladius: вэй (vɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /weɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (味兒 / 味儿)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wèir
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wèir
*** Wade–Giles: wei$^4$-ʼrh
*** Yale: wèir
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: well
*** Palladius: вэйр (vɛjr)
*** Sinological IPA : /wəɻ⁵¹/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: wei$^4$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: ui
*** Sinological IPA : /uei²¹³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: vī
*** Sinological IPA : /vi⁵⁵/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: wēi
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): wei$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /uəi⁴⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ви (vi, III)
*** Sinological IPA : /vi⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mei$^6$ / mei$^{6-2}$
*** Yale: meih / méi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mei$^6$ / mei$^{6-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: méi$^6$ / méi$^{6-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /mei̯²²/, /mei̯²²⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: mi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbi³²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: ui$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /ui¹¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mi
*** Hakka Romanization System: mi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: mui$^˖$
*** Sinological IPA: /mui³³/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: mi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /mi⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: vei$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /vei⁴⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mī
*** Sinological IPA : /mi⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ê / mê
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛi²⁴²/, /mɛi²⁴²/
* ê - taste, smell, food;
* mê - (figurative) taste, fun, interest.
* Dialectal data
| Variety | Location | edit味 |
| Mandarin | Beijing | /uei⁵¹/ |
| Mandarin | Harbin | /uei⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Tianjin | /vei⁵³/ |
| Mandarin | Jinan | /vei²¹/ |
| Mandarin | Qingdao | /ve⁴²/ |
| Mandarin | Zhengzhou | /uei³¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Xi'an | /vi⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Xining | /uɨ²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Yinchuan | /vei¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Lanzhou | /vei¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Ürümqi | /vei²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Wuhan | /uei³⁵/ |
| Mandarin | Chengdu | /uei¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Guiyang | /uei²¹³/ |
| Mandarin | Kunming | /uei²¹²/ |
| Mandarin | Nanjing | /uəi⁴⁴/ |
| Mandarin | Hefei | /ue⁵³/ |
| Jin | Taiyuan | /vei⁴⁵/ |
| Jin | Pingyao | /uei³⁵/ |
| Jin | Hohhot | /vei⁵⁵/ |
| Wu | Shanghai | /mi²³/ /vi²³/ |
| Wu | Suzhou | /vi³¹/ /mi³¹/ |
| Wu | Hangzhou | /vi¹³/ |
| Wu | Wenzhou | /mei²²/ |
| Hui | Shexian | /ue²²/ |
| Hui | Tunxi | /ue¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Changsha | /uei⁵⁵/ /uei¹¹/ |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | /uəi²¹/ |
| Gan | Nanchang | /ui²¹/ |
| Hakka | Meixian | /mi⁵³/ |
| Hakka | Taoyuan | /mui⁵⁵/ |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | /mei²²/ |
| Cantonese | Nanning | /mi²²/ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | /mei²²/ |
| Min | Xiamen (Hokkien) | /bi²²/ |
| Min | Fuzhou (Eastern Min) | /ɛi²⁴²/ |
| Min | Jian'ou (Northern Min) | /mi⁴⁴/ |
| Min | Shantou (Teochew) | /bi³¹/ |
| Min | Haikou (Hainanese) | /vi²³/ |
* Middle Chinese: mj+jH
Rime :
| Character | 味 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed |
| Division (等) | III |
| Fanqie | 無沸切 |
| Baxter | mj+jH |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mʉi$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mʷɨi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miuəi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /miuəi$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭwəi$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mwe̯i$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wèi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mei$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*m[ə]t-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*mɯds/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 味 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | wèi |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ mjɨj$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*m[ə]t-s/ |
| English | taste (n.) |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 味 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| No. | 12918 |
| Phonetic component | 未 |
| Rime group | 隊 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 未 |
| Old Chinese | /*mɯds/ |

### Definitions

味
* taste; flavor
    From: Tang Dynasty, Fan Chuo, Manshu, chapter 7, part 7
    Gānjú, Dàlí chéng yǒu zhī, qí wèi suān. [Pinyin]
    Dali City has sweet tangerines, but their flavour is sour.
* smell; odor (Classifier: 股 m; 𠹻 c)
       dim$^2$ gaai$^2$ nei$^5$ gaan$^1$ fong$^{4-2}$ hou$^2$ ci$^5$ jau$^5$ zam$^6$ mei$^6$ ge$^3$? [Jyutping]
       Why does your room seem like there is some smell?
* food
    海味 ― hǎiwèi ― seafood [i.e. taste of the sea]
* to taste; to reflect on; to experience
    品味 ― pǐnwèi ― to taste; to appreciate
* interest; fun; taste
    意味 ― yìwèi ― meaning
    趣味 ― qùwèi ― fun; taste
* Classifier for ingredients of a Chinese medicine prescription.
* Classifier for dishes.
       gam$^1$ jat$^6$ mei$^6$ mei$^6$ sung$^3$ dou$^1$ ngaam$^1$ saai$^3$ ngo$^5$ wai$^6$ hau$^2$. [Jyutping]
       Every dish here today is my kind of food.
    一魚幾味／一鱼几味 [Cantonese] ― jat$^1$ jyu$^4$ gei$^2$ mei$^{6-2}$ [Jyutping] ― one fish, several dishes
* (Cantonese) Classifier for things: kind; sort
       ni$^1$ mei$^{6-2}$ je$^5$ taai$^3$ ok$^3$ gaau$^2$ laa$^3$. [Jyutping]
       This kind of stuff is too hard to handle.
       jyun$^4$ loi$^4$ nei$^5$ zung$^1$ ji$^3$ go$^2$ mei$^{6-2}$ je$^5$ ge$^3$. [Jyutping]
       So you like that kind of stuff.
* (particle physics) flavor
* (Xiamen Hokkien, Puxian Min) to differentiate the flavor

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 味 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 滋味, 味道, 風味, 口味 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 味兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 味道, 味 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 味道, 味 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 味兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 味道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 味道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 味口, 味 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 味道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 味道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 味道 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 味道, 味 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 味道, 味 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 味道 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 味 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 味道, 味 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 味道 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 味道 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 味素, 味緒, 味道 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 味 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 味 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 味兒, 味道 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 味道 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 味 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 味素 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 味素, 味 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 味素, 味道, 味 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 味道, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 味, 味素 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 吃口 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 味道 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 味道 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 味道 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 味道 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 氣息, 臭味, 氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 味兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 味 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 味兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 味兒, 味氣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 味味子, 味味兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 氣氣, 味道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 氣味, 氣色 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 味道 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 味道, 氣味 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 味, 𡃴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 味, 𡃴 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 𡃴 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 味, 𡃴 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 氣味 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 味道, 氣味 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 味 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 味氣 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 味道, 氣色 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 味 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 味 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 味, 味素, 峇羽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 味, 味素 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 味, 味素, 羶, 氣味 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 味道, 氣味 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 氣道 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 氣色, 味道, 氣味 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 氣色, 氣 |

### Compounds

* 一味 (yīwèi)
* 一味禪 / 一味禅
* 三月不知肉味 (sān yuè bùzhī ròu wèi)
* 不夠味 / 不够味
* 不彀味
* 不是味
* 不是滋味 (bùshì zīwèi)
* 世味
* 串味
* 乏味 (fáwèi)
* 五味 (wǔwèi)
* 五味子 (wǔwèizǐ)
* 人味兒 / 人味儿
* 人情味 (rénqíngwèi)
* 低級趣味 / 低级趣味 (dījí qùwèi)
* 個中滋味 / 个中滋味
* 入味 (rùwèi)
* 六味
* 其味無窮 / 其味无穷
* 兼味
* 冰冷無味 / 冰冷无味
* 別有風味 / 别有风味 (biéyǒufēngwèi)
* 北杜味納河 / 北杜味纳河
* 南味 (nánwèi)
* 厚味 (hòuwèi)
* 厚味臘毒 / 厚味腊毒
* 原味 (yuánwèi)
* 口味 (kǒuwèi)
* 合口味
* 吃味 (chīwèi)
* 吃味兒 / 吃味儿
* 含味
* 吟味 (yínwèi)
* 味兒 / 味儿 (wèir)
* 味勝易牙 / 味胜易牙
* 味同嚼蠟 / 味同嚼蜡
* 和味
* 味噌
* 味噌湯 / 味噌汤 (wèicēngtāng)
* 味外味
* 味如雞肋 / 味如鸡肋
* 味精 (wèijīng)
* 味素 (wèisù)
* 味蕾 (wèilěi)
* 味覺 / 味觉 (wèijué)
* 味覺器 / 味觉器
* 味道 (wèidào)
* 品味 (pǐnwèi)
* 回味 (huíwèi)
* 回味無窮 / 回味无穷 (huíwèiwúqióng)
* 土味 (tǔwèi)
* 夠味 / 够味
* 女人味 (nǚrénwèi)
* 家鄉味 / 家乡味
* 尋味 / 寻味 (xúnwèi)
* 對味 / 对味
* 山珍海味 (shānzhēnhǎiwèi)
* 情味 (qíngwèi)
* 意味 (yìwèi)
* 意味深長 / 意味深长 (yìwèishēncháng)
* 找沒味兒 / 找没味儿
* 披味
* 掛味兒 / 挂味儿
* 易牙之味
* 是味兒 / 是味儿
* 有味 (yǒuwèi)
* 有味兒 / 有味儿
* 有味電影 / 有味电影
* 有滋有味兒 / 有滋有味儿
* 枯燥無味 / 枯燥无味
* 正味 (zhèngwèi)
* 殊滋異味 / 殊滋异味
* 氣味 / 气味 (qìwèi)
* 氣味相合 / 气味相合
* 氣味相投 / 气味相投
* 沒人味 / 没人味
* 沒味 / 没味
* 沒味兒 / 没味儿
* 沒味道 / 没味道
* 況味 / 况味 (kuàngwèi)
* 津津有味 (jīnjīnyǒuwèi)
* 海味 (hǎiwèi)
* 淡然無味 / 淡然无味
* 淡而無味 / 淡而无味
* 淡薄無味 / 淡薄无味
* 滋味 (zīwèi)
* 滋味兒 / 滋味儿 (zīwèir)
* 滷味 / 卤味 (lǔwèi)
* 烈味
* 無味 / 无味 (wúwèi)
* 熟讀玩味 / 熟读玩味
* 玩味 (wánwèi)
* 珍味 (zhēnwèi)
* 珍羞美味
* 珍饈百味 / 珍馐百味
* 甘味 (gānwèi)
* 甜味 (tiánwèi)
* 異味 / 异味 (yìwèi)
* 禪味 / 禅味
* 索然無味 / 索然无味 (suǒránwúwèi)
* 美味 (měiwèi)
* 美味可口
* 耐人尋味 / 耐人寻味 (nàirénxúnwèi)
* 聞韶忘味 / 闻韶忘味
* 脾味
* 腥味 (xīngwèi)
* 腥臊味
* 膏粱厚味
* 膩味 / 腻味
* 臊味
* 臘味 / 腊味 (làwèi)
* 臭味
* 臭味相投
* 興味 / 兴味 (xìngwèi)
* 興味盎然 / 兴味盎然
* 興味索然 / 兴味索然 (xìngwèisuǒrán)
* 舊時風味 / 旧时风味
* 色香味俱全 (sè-xiāng-wèi jùquán)
* 芳味 (fāngwèi)
* 芝蘭氣味 / 芝兰气味
* 苜蓿風味 / 苜蓿风味
* 藥味 / 药味
* 衠一味
* 言語無味 / 言语无味
* 誦味 / 诵味
* 語言無味 / 语言无味
* 調味 / 调味 (tiáowèi)
* 調味乳 / 调味乳
* 調味品 / 调味品 (tiáowèipǐn)
* 調味料 / 调味料 (tiáowèiliào)
* 諷味 / 讽味
* 走味 (zǒuwèi)
* 走味兒 / 走味儿
* 趣味 (qùwèi)
* 趣味橫生 / 趣味横生
* 蹇味兒 / 蹇味儿
* 辣味 (làwèi)
* 辨味
* 道學味 / 道学味
* 鄉味 / 乡味
* 野味 (yěwèi)
* 銅臭味 / 铜臭味 (tóngxiùwèi)
* 霉味
* 韻味 / 韵味 (yùnwèi)
* 風味 / 风味 (fēngwèi)
* 食不二味
* 食不兼味
* 食不甘味
* 食不知味
* 食不累味
* 食不終味 / 食不终味
* 食不遑味
* 食不重味
* 食之無味，棄之不甘 / 食之无味，弃之不甘
* 食之無味，棄之可惜 / 食之无味，弃之可惜 (shí zhī wúwèi, qì zhī kěxī)
* 食味方丈
* 食髓知味
* 餘味 / 余味 (yúwèi)
* 餘味無窮 / 余味无穷
* 香味 (xiāngwèi)
* 體味 / 体味 (tǐwèi)
* 鮮味 / 鲜味 (xiānwèi)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 味(み) (mi)
* → Korean: 미(味) (mi)
* → Vietnamese: vị (味)
Others:
* → Proto-Hmong-Mien: *hmeiᴴ (“taste; to try”)
* → Vietnamese: mùi (“smell”)

### References

* “味”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎, 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Third grade kyōiku kanji)

#### Readings

* Go-on: み (mi, Jōyō)
* Kan-on: び (bi)
* Kun: あじ (aji, 味, Jōyō)、あじわう (ajiwau, 味わう, Jōyō)
* Nanori: うまし (umashi)、ちか (chika)

#### Compounds

* 味(み)噌(そ) (miso)
* 意味(いみ) (imi)
* 気味(きみ) (kimi), 気味(きび) (kibi)
* 興(きょう)味(み) (kyōmi)
* 地味(じみ) (jimi)
* 三(しゃ)味(み)線(せん) (shamisen), 三(さ)味(み)線(せん) (samisen)
* 趣(しゅ)味(み) (shumi)
* 賞(しょう)味(み) (shōmi)
* 美味(びみ) (bimi)
* 薬(やく)味(み) (yakumi)
* 不味(まず)い (mazui)
* 美味(おい)しい (oishii)

### Etymology 1

* Kanji in this term
* 味
* あじ Grade: 3
* kun'yomi
/adi/ → /ad͡ʑi/ → /aʑi/
From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *anti.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あじ [àjí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [a̠ʑi]

#### Adjective

味(あじ) • (aji) -na (adnominal 味(あじ)な (aji na), adverbial 味(あじ)に (aji ni))
* clever, smart, witty
* mysterious, strange

##### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | 味だろ | あじだろ | aji daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 味で | あじで | aji de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 味だ | あじだ | aji da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 味な | あじな | aji na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 味なら | あじなら | aji nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 味であれ | あじであれ | aji de are |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | 味ではない 味じゃない | あじではない あじじゃない | aji de wa nai aji ja nai |
| Informal past | 味だった | あじだった | aji datta |
| Informal negative past | 味ではなかった 味じゃなかった | あじではなかった あじじゃなかった | aji de wa nakatta aji ja nakatta |
| Formal | 味です | あじです | aji desu |
| Formal negative | 味ではありません 味じゃありません | あじではありません あじじゃありません | aji de wa arimasen aji ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 味でした | あじでした | aji deshita |
| Formal negative past | 味ではありませんでした 味じゃありませんでした | あじではありませんでした あじじゃありませんでした | aji de wa arimasen deshita aji ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 味で | あじで | aji de |
| Conditional | 味なら（ば） | あじなら（ば） | aji nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 味だったら | あじだったら | aji dattara |
| Volitional | 味だろう | あじだろう | aji darō |
| Adverbial | 味に | あじに | aji ni |
| Degree | 味さ | あじさ | ajisa |
Stem forms :
| Irrealis (未然形) | 味なら | あぢなら | adinara |
| Continuative (連用形) | 味に$^{[1]}$ 味なり$^{[2]}$ | あぢに あぢなり | adini adinari |
| Terminal (終止形) | 味なり | あぢなり | adinari |
| Attributive (連体形) | 味なる | あぢなる | adinaru |
| Realis (已然形) | 味なれ | あぢなれ | adinare |
| Imperative (命令形) | 味なれ | あぢなれ | adinare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Negative | 味ならず | あぢならず | adinarazu |
| Contrasting conjunction | 味なれど | あぢなれど | adinaredo |
| Causal conjunction | 味なれば | あぢなれば | adinareba |
| Conditional conjunction | 味ならば | あぢならば | adinaraba |
| Past tense (firsthand knowledge) | 味なりき | あぢなりき | adinariki |
| Past tense (secondhand knowledge) | 味なりけり | あぢなりけり | adinarikeri |
| Adverbial | 味に | あぢに | adini |
| $^{[1]}$Without auxiliary verb. $^{[2]}$With auxiliary verb. ||||

#### Noun

味(あじ) • (aji)
* a flavour (UK)/flavor (US), taste
    Synonym: 味覚 (mikaku)
** 2006 April 9, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ピリオド [Armed Alchemy: The End]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 10, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:
    食(た)べる？ママの味(あじ)　正(せい)確(かく)にはママの出(で)来(き)損(そこ)ないの成(な)れの果(は)ての味(あじ)
       Taberu? Mama no aji Seikaku ni wa mama no dekisokonai no nare no hate no aji
       You want some? It has my mom’s taste. Well, actually it has the taste of my failed attempts at cloning her taste.
* feeling, sensation
    Synonym: 感触 (kanshoku)
* experience, taste
    Synonym: 味わい (ajiwai)
* charm
* (go) aji, the ‘flavour’ or lingering possibilities of a position
    味(あじ)が悪(わる)い
       aji ga warui
       there is bad aji
       (literally, “the flavour is bad”)
* (go) bad aji, a lingering weakness in a position

##### Derived terms

* 味(あじ)わう (ajiwau)
* 味(あじ)気無(きな)い (ajikinai), 味(あじ)気無(けな)い (ajikenai)
* 紫陽花(アジサイ) (ajisai)
* 味(あじ)の素(もと) (Ajinomoto)

### Etymology 2

* Kanji in this term
* 味
* み Grade: 3
* goon
From Middle Chinese 味 (MC mj+jH).
Also used in Old Japanese as 借音 (shakuon) kana for ⟨mi$_2$⟩.

#### Affix

味(み) • (mi)
* flavor, taste
* tasting, savoring
* taste, savor
* Alternative spelling of 身 (mi): body part

##### Derived terms

* 味(み)醂(りん) (mirin)

#### Noun

味(み) • (mi)
* a flavour (UK)/flavor (US), taste
    Synonym: 味覚 (mikaku)

##### Derived terms

* 味(み)方(かた) (mikata)

#### Counter

味(み) • (-mi)
* counter for kinds of food, drink, medicine, etc.

#### Suffix

For pronunciation and definitions of 味 – see the following entry. :
| 【み】 | [suffix] 味: (after an i-adjective stem) -ness; used for subjective "quality" of being, as opposed to suffix さ (sa), also translated as -ness, used for objective "degree" of being |
(This term, 味, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) :

##### Derived terms

* 青(アオ)味(ミ)泥(ドロ) (aomidoro)
* 赤(あか)味(み) (akami)
* 厚(あつ)味(み) (atsumi)
* 甘(あま)味(み) (amami)
* 旨(うま)味(み) (umami)
* 黒(くろ)味(み) (kuromi)
* 鞘(サヤ)味(ミ)泥(ドロ) (sayamidoro)
* 皹(ヒビ)味(ミ)泥(ドロ) (hibimidoro)
* 星(ホシ)味(ミ)泥(ドロ) (hoshimidoro)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Middle Korean readings, if any”)

### Pronunciation

* (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA: [mi]
* Phonetic hangul: [미]

### Hanja

Wikisource 味 (eumhun 맛 미 (mat mi))
* hanja form of 미 (“taste”)

#### Compounds

* 미각 (味覺, migak, “taste, palate”)
* 의미 (意味, uimi, “meaning”)
* 흥미 (興味, heungmi, “interest”)

## Old Japanese
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Japonic *anti.

#### Noun

味 (adi) (kana あぢ)
* flavor, flavour

##### Derived terms

* 紫陽花 (adisawi)
* 味群 (adimura)

##### Descendants

* Japanese: 味 (aji)

##### See also

* あぢさはふ (adisapapu, pillow word that contains this kanji)

### Etymology 2
#### Prefix

味 (uma-) (kana うま)
* Alternative spelling of うま (uma-)

##### Derived terms

* 味飯 (umaipi$_1$)
* 味酒 (umasake$_2$)

## Vietnamese
### Han character

味: Hán Nôm readings: vị, mùi, mồi
* Nôm form of mùi (“smell; scent”).
* chữ Hán form of vị (“taste; flavor”).