さん
酸
み
味

noun, takes genitive case の

  1. sourness, acidity.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
さん
酸
み
味
 酸味 さんみ ✔
す
酸
み
味
 酸味 すみ
す
酸
　
み
 酸み すみ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

acid, bitterness, sour
サン　す.い (5th, N1)
west, bird, sign of the bird
とり　ユウ　なが (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
west, Spain
にし　サイ　セイ (2nd, N5)
high & level, lofty, bald
コツ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
legs radical (no. 10)
ジン　ニン　がい (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
to dawdle, the emperor Yao's father
シュン　うずくま.る
license, sincerity, permit
イン　じょう　まこと.に (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
late, delayed, winter radical (no. 34)
チ　しゅう (Kentei 1)
flavor, taste
ミ　あじ (3rd, N4)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
un-, not yet, hitherto
ミ　いま.だ　ビ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)