甘味

Chinese

sweet; willingly; Gansu province (abbrev.) taste
simp. and trad.
(甘味)

Pronunciation


Noun

甘味

  1. sweetness; sweet taste
  2. sweet flavouring
  3. (literary) delicious food

Synonyms

  • (sweetness): 甜味 (tiánwèi), (literary) 土味 (tǔwèi)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (甘味):
  • Japanese: 甘味(かんみ) (kanmi)
  • Korean: 감미(甘味) (gammi)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
あま
Grade: S

Grade: 3
yutōyomi
Alternative spelling
甘み

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) まみ [àmámí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [a̠ma̠mʲi]

Noun

(あま)() • (amami) 

  1. sweetness

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
かん
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(かん)() • (kanmi) 

  1. sweetness

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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