醍醐味

Japanese

Kanji in this term
醍	醐	味
だい Jinmeiyō	ご Jinmeiyō	み Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

醍醐 +‎ 味, literally "flavor of ghee"

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) だいごみ [dàígóꜜmì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
(Tokyo) だいごみ [dàígómí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
IPA^(key): [da̠iɡo̞mʲi]

Noun

醍(だい)醐(ご)味(み) • (daigomi)

(figurative) the real pleasure of something, the best part of something, the real thrill of something

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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