旨味

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旨 味
うま
Grade: S 		み
Grade: 3
(ateji)
kun'yomi on'yomi
Alternative spellings
旨み
甘味
甘み

Etymology

Compound of 旨 (uma, the stem of adjective 旨い (umai, “tasty, delicious”)) +‎ み (-mi, “-ness”, in reference to quality, contrasting with suffix さ (sa, “-ness”) that is used to describe degree).[1][2][3]

The use of 味 to spell the -mi suffix is an example of ateji (当て字).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

旨(うま)味(み) • (umami) 

  1. the umami flavour
  2. tastiness
  3. skillfulness
  4. profit

See also

Basic tastes in Japanese · 味覚(みかく) (mikaku) (layout · text)
甘(あま)い (amai) 酸(す)っぱい (suppai) 塩(しょ)っぱい (shoppai) 苦(にが​)い (niga​i) 辛(から​)い (kara​i) 旨味(うまみ) (umami)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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