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苦味素 (くみそ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

苦く味み素そ

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Meanings

1

noun

bitter principle; bitter-tasting substance

chemistry

Technical term in chemistry for a compound that imparts bitterness.

この植しょく物ぶつの苦く味み素そはアルカロイドの一いっ種しゅです。
The bitter principle of this plant is a type of alkaloid.

Kanji

苦suffering, trial, worry
味flavor, taste
素elementary, principle, naked

Etymology

Compound of 苦味 (kumi, 'bitter taste') and 素 (so, 'element/principle'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.