8 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 3rd grade
JLPT exam level N4

flavor, taste

Kun'yomi
  • flavor ②charm ③smart
  • to taste ②to appreciate ③to experience
On'yomi
  • -ness (as in "sweetness") ②place ③alternating between ... and ...

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

73.8%
あじあじわう 26.2%

Character Breakdown

flavor, taste
ミ あじ (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ いま.だ ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)

Common Words

flavor ②charm ③smart
interest (in something)
friend ②taking sides (with)
hobby ②tastes
clan ②participation (e.g. in a plot) ③one flavor ④one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to taste ②to appreciate ③to experience
plain ②reserved (behavior, attitude, etc.) ③quite
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References

Unicode hex code 5473
JIS X 0208 1-44-3
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 913
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 766
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Morohashi Daikanwajiten 3456
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Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 315
Crowley, D. The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power 169
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AJLT Japanese For Busy People vols I-III 2.19
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Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 224
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3d5.3
Four corner code 6509.0
De Roo Code 3764