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五味

N4
ごみ
[gomi]
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Meanings

1.Noun

five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes

2.Noun

Buddhismfive flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings

Examples

五味を知ることは重要だ。

Knowing the five flavors is important.

五味をバランスよく取りたい。

I want to have a balanced intake of the five flavors.

料理は五味の調和が大切だ。

Harmony of the five flavors is important in cooking.