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味 means 'taste'

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Strokes : 8    Frequency: 149   JLPT: N4    Usefulness: 2    Study set: 2-4    Grade: 3   Intermediate lesson: 9    Beginner lesson: -   Begins 70 words   Used in 374 words   Used in 528 names   Not used as a component
Jōyō (常用)
On
   ミ
Kun
   あじ taste   あじわう to taste
⿰   mouth   not yet  
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In the most useful 10,000 words in Japanese, 味 is used 18 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
Across all words in Japanese, 味 is used 356 times, read 2 ways. 1 word uses a non-standard reading.
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noun
1. hobby; pastime
2. tastes; preference; liking
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あじ : 52 words FIND ALL
0
1. flavor; flavour; taste
2. charm; style
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Part of a non-standard reading: 1 word. FIND ALL
0
noun
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
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An additional あじ.わう less common words include 味 but the reading has not yet been categorized.
Henshall: 415 (originally: 393)  Joy o' Kanji : 393  Key to Kanji: 989 

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ミ   あじ taste   あじわう to taste   
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ミ    not yet   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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