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味わう · godan verb (-u)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	味あじわう	味あじわわない
Polite	味あじわいます	味あじわいません
Past polite	味あじわいました	味あじわいませんでした
Past	味あじわった	味あじわわなかった
Te-form	味あじわって	味あじわわないで
Desire	味あじわいたい	味あじわいたくない
Potential	味あじわえる	味あじわえない
Passive	味あじわわれる	味あじわわれない
Causative	味あじわわせる	味あじわわせない
Causative passive	味あじわわせられるalso 味あじわわされる	味あじわわせられないalso 味あじわわされない
Volitional	味あじわおう
Polite volitional	味あじわいましょう
Imperative	味あじわえ	味あじわうな
Conditional	味あじわえば	味あじわわなければ
Tara conditional	味あじわったら	味あじわわなかったら

Meanings

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

taste; savor; relish

Focuses on the physical act of tasting food or drink, often with attention to flavor.

ゆっくりとワインを味あじわった。
I slowly savored the wine.
この料りょう理りはよく味あじわって食たべてください。
Please eat this dish while really tasting it.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

appreciate; enjoy; relish

Used for deeply enjoying or appreciating an experience, art, or atmosphere, not just food.

旅たび先さきでその土と地ちの文ぶん化かを味あじわう。
I enjoy the local culture when traveling.
彼かれは休きゅう日じつを味あじわうように過すごした。
He spent his holiday really relishing it.

godan verb (-u), transitive verb

experience; go through; taste (victory/defeat)

Often used with abstract nouns like 勝利, 敗北, 苦労, 喜び to mean personally experiencing something significant.

彼かれは初はじめて勝しょう利りの味あじを味あじわった。
He tasted victory for the first time.
人じん生せいの厳きびしさを味あじわうことも大たい切せつだ。
It's also important to experience the harshness of life.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉をじっくり味あじわうto savor something slowly and fully
旅たび先さきで郷きょう土ど料りょう理りをじっくり味あじわった。
I slowly savored the local cuisine while traveling.
苦く労ろうを味あじわうto go through hardship
彼かれは若わかい頃ころ、多おおくの苦く労ろうを味あじわった。
He went through a lot of hardship when he was young.
敗はい北ぼくを味あじわうto taste defeat
決けっ勝しょう戦せんで悔くやしい敗はい北ぼくを味あじわった。
We tasted a bitter defeat in the final match.
喜よろこびを味あじわうto experience joy
初はじめての優ゆう勝しょうの喜よろこびを味あじわった。
I experienced the joy of winning a championship for the first time.
雰ふん囲い気きを味あじわうto savor the atmosphere
静しずかな寺てらで日本にほんの雰ふん囲い気きを味あじわった。
I savored the Japanese atmosphere at a quiet temple.

Kanji

味flavor, taste

Related words· 6

楽たのしむN4sense 2
楽しむ means to enjoy something in a general sense, while 味わう implies a deeper, more conscious savoring or appreciation.
堪たん能のうN1sense 2
堪能する means to fully enjoy or indulge in something (often food or art) to one's satisfaction, while 味わう focuses on the conscious act of appreciating each aspect.
経けい験けんN4sense 3
経験する is a neutral word for having an experience, while 味わう adds emotional or sensory depth, especially with words like 苦労 or 勝利.
賞しょう味み sense 1
賞味する is a formal word for tasting and appreciating food's flavor, while 味わう is the more general, everyday word for the same act.

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舐なめるN2
味わう means to savor or fully experience a taste or feeling, whereas 舐める implies only a quick lick or brief sample.
口くちにするN2
味わう emphasizes savoring or appreciating the taste, whereas 口にする simply means to consume something, sometimes just a small taste.

Don't confuse with

味あじ見みN3sense 1
味見する means to taste a small amount to check the seasoning while cooking, whereas 味わう means to savor and fully appreciate the flavor of something.

Word family

味あじわいN1
flavor; taste · charm; appeal; depth
味あじわい深ぶかい
profound; deeply meaningful; rich in nuance
味あじわい知しる
taste and know; savor and understand

Written forms

味あじわうUsage99%
Standard kanji spelling.
あじわうUsage1%
Kana spelling is common in informal writing or when the kanji is not needed.

Etymology

From 味 “taste” and the old verbal suffix ふ, which formed verbs expressing continued or repeated engagement. The form originally meant “taste” and later broadened to savoring or experiencing something.