Japanese

わう

あじわう
Meaning: to taste; to savor; to experience; to enjoy
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 味わう 味わわない
Polite 味わいます 味わいません
Past 味わった 味わわなかった
Polite + Past 味わいました 味わいませんでした
Te-form 味わって 味わわなくて
Potential 味わえる 味わえない
Passive 味わわれる 味わわれない
Causative 味わわせる 味わわせない
Causative + Passive 味わわされる 味わわされない
Imperative 味わえ 味わうな

Handwriting

味
わ
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Example sentences

To taste the local cuisine unique to that travel destination.
彼は試合に負けて、人生最大の屈辱を味わった。
He lost the match and tasted the greatest humiliation of his life.
彼は人生の苦を味わった。
He experienced the hardships of life.
山海の美味を存分に味わった。
I fully enjoyed the delicacies from land and sea.
南の島で、新鮮なココの実を味わった。
On a southern island, I tasted fresh coconut.
初めての吊り橋で、彼はスリルを味わった。
On his first suspension bridge, he felt a thrill.
テストが終わって、解放感を味わった。
I felt a sense of freedom after the test was over.
強敵に完敗し、かつてない敗北感を味わった。
After a complete defeat by a strong opponent, I tasted an unprecedented sense of defeat.
彼は奈落の底に突き落とされたような絶望を味わった。
He felt a despair as if he had been thrust into the bottom of hell.
VR技術を使うと、まるでその場にいるような臨場感が味わえる。
Using VR technology, you can experience a sense of presence as if you were actually there.

Usage Notes

Can refer to physical tasting or metaphorically savoring an experience or feeling.

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