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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
美味
- (attributive) delicious; delectable; tasty; scrumptious; yummy
Synonyms
- 可口 (kěkǒu)
- 好吃
- 好味 (hou2 mei6) (Cantonese)
- 好食 (Cantonese, Min, Hakka, Min, Waxiang, Min)
- 好饁/好馌 (hǎu-iè) (Northern Min)
- 惹味 (je5 mei6) (Cantonese)
- 有味 (yǒuwèi)
Noun
美味
- delicacy; delicious food; fine cuisine; scrumptious dishes
Synonyms
- 滋味 (zīwèi) (archaic)
- 甘脆 (gāncuì) (literary)
- 美食 (měishí)
- 鮮味/鲜味 (xiānwèi)
Derived terms
Japanese
Pronunciation
Adjective
美味 • (bimi) -na (adnominal 美味な (bimi na), adverbial 美味に (bimi ni))
- delicious, tasty, scrumptious; yummy
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- 「ヘイおまち〰〰 超美味スーパーカレー完成の巻‼なのだ〰〰♪」
- “Hei omachi~~ Chō-bimi sūpā karē kansei no maki‼ nanoda~~♪”
- “Ladies and gentlemen, the ultra-delicious super curry is now done!!”
Inflection
Stem forms
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Imperfective (未然形)
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美味だろ
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びみだろ
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bimi daro
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Continuative (連用形)
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美味で
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びみで
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bimi de
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Terminal (終止形)
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美味だ
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びみだ
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bimi da
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Attributive (連体形)
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美味な
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びみな
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bimi na
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Hypothetical (仮定形)
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美味なら
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びみなら
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bimi nara
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Imperative (命令形)
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美味であれ
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びみであれ
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bimi de are
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Key constructions
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Informal negative
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美味ではない 美味じゃない
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びみではない びみじゃない
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bimi de wa nai bimi ja nai
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Informal past
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美味だった
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びみだった
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bimi datta
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Informal negative past
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美味ではなかった 美味じゃなかった
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びみではなかった びみじゃなかった
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bimi de wa nakatta bimi ja nakatta
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Formal
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美味です
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びみです
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bimi desu
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Formal negative
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美味ではありません 美味じゃありません
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びみではありません びみじゃありません
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bimi de wa arimasen bimi ja arimasen
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Formal past
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美味でした
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びみでした
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bimi deshita
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Formal negative past
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美味ではありませんでした 美味じゃありませんでした
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びみではありませんでした びみじゃありませんでした
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bimi de wa arimasen deshita bimi ja arimasen deshita
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Conjunctive
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美味で
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びみで
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bimi de
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Conditional
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美味なら(ば)
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びみなら(ば)
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bimi nara (ba)
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Provisional
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美味だったら
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びみだったら
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bimi dattara
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Volitional
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美味だろう
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びみだろう
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bimi darō
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Adverbial
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美味に
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びみに
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bimi ni
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Degree
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美味さ
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びみさ
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bimisa
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Synonyms
Noun
美味 • (bimi)
- delicious food, fine cuisine
Synonyms
Antonyms
References
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
美味 • (mimi) (hangeul 미미)
- hanja form? of 미미 (“good flavour”)
Vietnamese
Noun
美味
- chữ Hán form of mĩ vị (“delicacy”).