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How to say 'Delicious' in Japanese | 美味しい

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The Japanese word for Delicious is 'Oishii', written as 美味しい in Japanese.'Delicious' in hiragana is おいしい.

    Meaning

    Delicious

    Reading

    おいしい

    oishii

    Kanji

    Beautiful Flavor

    Explanation

    The Japanese adjective '美味しい (おいしい)' means 'delicious'. It is used to describe food or drink that tastes very good. This word is commonly used in everyday conversation to express enjoyment of a meal. For example: This cake is delicious「このケーキは美味しい」(このケーキはおいしい). The sushi at this restaurant is delicious「このレストランの寿司は美味しい」(このレストランのすしはおいしい). '美味しい' can also be used metaphorically to describe something that is very pleasing or enjoyable, such as a deal or opportunity.

    Part Of Speech

    adjective

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    947

    Composition

    kanji-hiragana

    Handwriting

This word is an i-adjective. To learn how it transforms in different tenses and forms, explore all its conjugations.

Kanji in the Word 美味しい

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Beautiful

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Flavor

Hiragana in the Word 美味しい

This word contains 2 Hiragana characters :

  • hiragana

    Reading

    Shi
  • hiragana

    Reading

    I

Words Related to 美味しい Through the Kanji

These 7 Words contain the Kanji 美 as well.

  • word

    美しい

    Meaning

    Beautiful

  • word

    美術

    Meaning

    Art

  • word

    美術館

    Meaning

    Art museum

  • word

    美容院

    Meaning

    Beauty salon

  • word

    Meaning

    Beauty

  • word

    美人

    Meaning

    Beauty

  • word

    美容

    Meaning

    Beauty

Words Related to 美味しい Through the Kanji

These 11 Words contain the Kanji 味 as well.

  • word

    意味

    Meaning

    Meaning

  • word

    興味

    Meaning

    Interest

  • word

    Meaning

    Flavor, Taste

  • word

    気味

    Meaning

    Feeling, Tendency

  • word

    趣味

    Meaning

    Hobby

  • word

    地味

    Meaning

    Plain, Modest

  • word

    味わう

    Meaning

    Savor

  • word

    味方

    Meaning

    Ally

  • word

    不味い

    Meaning

    Awkward, Unappetizing

  • word

    無意味

    Meaning

    Meaningless

  • word

    調味料

    Meaning

    Seasoning

Learn the Word 美味しい

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What does 'Oishii' (美味しい) mean?

'Oishii' means 'Delicious' .

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