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味 = 口 + 未

味 is a Japanese kanji written with 8 strokes, listed here under the keyword “flavor”. It is built from 口 (mouth) and 未 (not yet). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 233.

Keyword
flavor
RTK frame
233
Strokes
8
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
ミ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あじ, あじ.わう
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
вкус
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
味 taste

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 口 mouth
  2. 未 not yet

How to find 味 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “mouth” + “not yet”. 味 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 味 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.