塩しお味あじ

also: えんみ · しおみ

し

お

あ

じ

Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 50,000

Meanings

1

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

salty taste; saltiness

Refers to the taste of salt or the degree of saltiness in food. Can be used as a noun or adjectivally with の.

このスープは塩しお味あじが強つよすぎる。
This soup is too salty.
塩しお味あじの効きいた料りょう理りが好すきだ。
I like dishes with a good salty taste.

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Usage patterns

〈物もの〉に塩しお味あじをつけるto season something with a salty taste
このスープに塩しお味あじをつけた。
I seasoned this soup to give it a salty taste.
塩しお味あじが効きくfor the saltiness to stand out well
このおにぎりは塩しお味あじが効きいていておいしい。
These rice balls have a nice salty kick and taste great.
塩しお味あじの〈物もの〉salty-flavored (food item)
塩しお味あじのポテトチップスが好すきです。
I like salt-flavored potato chips.

Kanji

塩salt
味flavor, taste

Opposites

甘あまみN2
塩味 is a salty taste while 甘味 is a sweet taste, the two basic flavors most often contrasted in cooking.

Don't confuse with

酸さん味み
塩味 refers to saltiness while 酸味, built the same way with 味, refers to sourness, so learners can mix up which taste each one names.
苦にが味みN2
塩味 means saltiness while 苦味, formed the same way, means bitterness, so the two are easy to confuse as parallel taste words.

Built from

塩しお+味あじ

Written forms

塩味Usage100%
- しおあじ
  Standard kanji spelling; the most common reading is しおあじ.
- えんみ
  Rare reading; may appear in older or formal contexts.
- しおみ
  Rare reading; may be encountered in some dialects or older texts.
えんみ
しおみ

Etymology

Compound of 塩 (salt) and 味 (taste). The reading しおあじ is the most common; えんみ and しおみ are less frequent readings.