Meaning of 旨い in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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旨い, 美味い, 甘い, 巧い, 上手い, 美いJLPT 4
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Kana Readingうまい
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Romajiumai
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adjective (keiyoushi)
- Meaning
- skillful; clever; expert; wise; successful
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- delicious; appetizing; appetising
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- fortunate; splendid; promising
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Example Sentences
旨い, 美味い, 甘い, 巧い, 上手い, 美い, うまい used in context
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To take good pictures there are some knacks to learn and a little trick.
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It is aptly said that illness starts from the mind.
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I am still clumsy catching batons thrown high up.
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He's good at this sort of thing.
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The lunch she brought to me was as delicious as rumoured.
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ペンを動かす距離が短かったり、速度が遅かったりすると、うまくジェスチャーが認識されず思った通りの操作ができない。
If the distance you move the pen is too small, the speed too slow, it can't recognize the gestures well and you can't operate it in the way you thought.
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Kanji found in this word
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
On: カン
Kun: あま.い, あま.える, あま.やかす, うま.い
5 strokes
delicious, relish, show a liking for, purport, will, clever, expert
On: シ
Kun: むね, うま.い
6 strokes
above, up
On: ジョウ, ショウ, シャン
Kun: うえ, -うえ, うわ-, かみ, あ.げる, -あ.げる, あ.がる, -あ.がる, あ.がり, -あ.がり, のぼ.る, のぼ.り, のぼ.せる, のぼ.す, よ.す
3 strokes
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