美び味み

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Freq.FrequencyTop 10,000

Meanings

exquisite flavor; delicious taste

formal or literary

Formal or literary term for a refined, highly enjoyable flavor. Often used in gourmet or critical descriptions.

delicacy; delectable dish

formal or literary

Refers to a specific food item that is considered a delicacy. Formal or literary usage.

〈物もの〉の美び味みを味あじわうto savor the exquisite flavor of ~
この地ち方ほうの海うみの幸さちの美び味みを味あじわってほしい。
I want you to savor the exquisite flavor of this region's seafood.
山さん海かいの美び味みdelicacies from mountain and sea (a lavish spread of fine food)
宴えん会かいでは山さん海かいの美び味みが振ふる舞まわれた。
At the banquet, delicacies from land and sea were served.
美び味みな〈物もの〉an exquisitely delicious ~
美び味みな料りょう理りに舌した鼓つづみを打うった。
We clicked our tongues in delight over the exquisite dish.

美味おいしいN5sense 1
美味しい is the everyday adjective for 'delicious', while 美味 is a formal, literary noun/na-adjective used in refined or written descriptions of taste.
旨うま味みN2sense 1
旨味 refers to a rich, savory deliciousness (often the umami taste itself) and is common in everyday speech, whereas 美味 is a broader, more formal term for exquisite flavor.
珍ちん味み sense 2
珍味 names a rare or exotic delicacy, while 美味 simply describes a dish or flavor as exquisitely delicious without implying rarity.
美び食しょく sense 2
美食 refers to fine or gourmet eating in general, while 美味 points to a specific exquisite taste or delicacy itself.

珍ちん味み
美味 describes deliciousness or a tasty dish in general, while 珍味 stresses that the food is rare or exotic rather than just tasty.

Compound of 美 (beautiful, fine) and 味 (taste). The reading びみ is the on'yomi of both characters.