吟味

ぎんみ · ginmi · JLPT N1 · noun

examination

🔍 吟 (ponder) + 味 (taste) = examine closely, the way you slowly taste a dish

吟 means to chant or ponder, and 味 means taste. Together they describe tasting something slowly and thoroughly, which extends to careful examination of a matter.

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