Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
味わい知る (あじわいしる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
godan verb (-ru)
taste and know ; savor and understand
Implies a deep, experiential understanding gained through direct tasting or personal experience, not just intellectual knowledge. Often used in literary or philosophical contexts.
つう
じ
て
異い
文ぶん
化か
の
深ふか
み
を
味あじ
わい
知し
っ
た
。
Through his travels, he savored and understood the depths of a different culture.
Similar words 味あじ わう 味わう means 'to taste' or 'to savor' and can be used for both literal and figurative experiences, but it does not inherently include the 'knowing' or deep understanding implied by 味わい知る.
知し る 知る means 'to know' in a general sense, without the experiential tasting nuance of 味わい知る.
Etymology Compound of 味わい (the continuative form of 味わう, 'to taste') and 知る ('to know'). The combination emphasizes knowing through direct, often sensory or emotional, experience.
