旨味

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旨 味
うま
Grade: S		 み
Grade: 3
yutōyomi

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

Alternative forms

Noun

旨味 (hiragana うまみ, rōmaji umami)

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

References

  1. 1 2 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1 2 3 4 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 1 2 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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