味わい

あじわい · ajiwai · JLPT N1 · noun

spirit

👅 味わい sounds like 'a jai wai': a jaw-y wye-ry taste, 'a-jai' the taste you wai to savor

Sounds like 'ah-jai-wai': say 'ah, jai-wai' as you taste. Ajiwai = aji (taste) + wai (flavor/relish), so savoring a flavor is the root idea.

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