Lingaku味わう【あじわう】
Frequency rank: 3,031. – 3,032.
- to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
- to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
- to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain)
Godan verb with 'u' ending; transitive verb
Forms
- 味わう【あじわう】Frequency rank: 3,031. – 3,032.
- あじわう
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish
- to appreciate; to enjoy; to relish; to digest
- to experience; to go through; to taste (e.g. victory); to know (e.g. pain)
This meaning is used when discussing the act of trying food or drink to enjoy its flavor. It emphasizes an appreciation of the sensory experience of eating.
This usage pertains to enjoying an experience or an emotion, allowing oneself to fully understand and appreciate it.
This meaning refers to the idea of experiencing something in a deeper sense, such as emotions or events, often implying a personal or profound encounter.
Generated collocations (experimental)
あじわいぶかい味わい深いdeeply flavorfulしょくじ食事をあじわう味わうto savor a mealじんせい人生のあじわい味わいをあじわう味わうto experience the flavors of lifeきせつ季節のあじ味をあじわう味わうto enjoy the flavors of the seasonわいんワインをあじわう味わうto taste wineにがみ苦味をあじわう味わうto taste bitternessかれ彼のことば言葉をあじわう味わうto savor his wordsしょうり勝利をあじわう味わうto savor victoryりょうり料理のあじ味をあじわう味わうto appreciate the taste of the dishじんせい人生のにが苦みをあじわう味わうto experience the bitterness of life
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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His doctors told him that he would see, hear, and taste as before.
I spent the weekend writhing in agony when my gallstone started to move.
We drove too fast to enjoy the beautiful scenery.
And the master of the banquet tested the water that had been turned into wine.
Racing car drivers aren't just in it for the prize money but also for the thrill of racing.
Get out and have good clean fun once in a while.
This was the first Japanese food I had ever tasted.