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JLPT N1no-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

酸さん味み

sanmi

sourness, acidity

Example sentences

  1. パイナップルを食たべるのって、好すきじゃないのよね。酸味さんみが強つよいでしょ。

    I don’t like eating pineapples. They have a noticeably sour taste.

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  2. この酸味さんみはレモンなどの柑橘類かんきつるいに多おおく含ふくまれるクエン酸さんに由来ゆらいする。

    This acidity comes from citric acid, which is found in large quantities in citrus fruits such as lemons.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 熟じゅくしたユズでも酸味さんみが非常ひじょうに強つよいため、普通ふつうは直接食用ちょくせつしょくようとすることはない。

    The ripened yuzu citron still has a strong, sour taste, so it’s usually not directly edible.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 酸味

  • 酸acid; bitternessOnサンKunすい
  • 味flavor; tasteOnミKunあじ・あじわう

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