～味
～み · ～mi · JLPT N1 · noun
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👅 味 = taste; ～味 adds a taste: 甘味 = sweet taste, 塩味 = salty taste, 酸味 = sour taste
The 口 (mouth) radical in 味 shows it is a flavour sensed by the mouth. Put a taste root before it: 甘 (sweet) + 味 gives 甘味, sweetness.
～み · ～mi · JLPT N1 · noun
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👅 味 = taste; ～味 adds a taste: 甘味 = sweet taste, 塩味 = salty taste, 酸味 = sour taste
The 口 (mouth) radical in 味 shows it is a flavour sensed by the mouth. Put a taste root before it: 甘 (sweet) + 味 gives 甘味, sweetness.