テイスト

also: テースト

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Common word

Meanings

noun

taste; flavor

Refers to the sensory taste or flavor of food and drink, similar to 味 (あじ) but with a slightly more stylish or Western nuance.

このスープはクリーミーなテイストが特とく徴ちょうです。
This soup is characterized by its creamy taste.

noun

taste; liking; preference

Used for personal taste or preference, especially in fashion, design, or lifestyle contexts. Often appears in phrases like テイストが合う (to have similar tastes).

彼かの女じょのファッションのテイストはとてもユニークだ。
Her fashion taste is very unique.

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Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉とテイストが合あうto share the same taste/style with someone
彼かの女じょとはテイストが合あうので、一いっ緒しょに買かい物ものすると楽たのしい。
She and I have similar tastes, so shopping together is fun.
〈物もの〉にテイストを加くわえるto add a distinctive flavor/style to something
料りょう理りに和わ風ふうのテイストを加くわえてみた。
I tried adding a Japanese-style touch to the dish.
〈物もの〉のテイストが異ことなるfor the style/flavor of something to differ
この二ふたつのブランドはテイストが異ことなる。
These two brands have quite different styles.

Related words

味あじN4sense 1
味 is the everyday native word for taste or flavor, while テイスト is a loanword that adds a stylish, often Western nuance to describing food or drink.
好このみN3sense 2
好み is the standard word for personal preference in any area, while テイスト specifically implies a fashionable or aesthetic sense, as in design or lifestyle.
風ふう味み sense 1
風味 refers to the subtle aroma and taste of food, whereas テイスト is a broader, trendier term that can describe overall flavor impression or style.
趣しゅ味みN5sense 2
趣味 covers hobbies and general tastes broadly, while テイスト is narrower, focusing on stylistic feel in fashion, design, or music.

Written forms

テイストUsage86%
Standard katakana spelling for the English loanword 'taste'.
テーストUsage14%
rarely-used kana form
Rarely used kana form; the long vowel is typically written as テイ.

Etymology

Loanword from English 'taste'.