Kanji
Readingうま
Frequency35%
Used in (18 in total)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
flavour enhancer (e.g. monosodium glutamate); flavor enhancer
the lion's share; the cream
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
to manage something successfully; to be successful
seriously delicious; very skillful; proficient
if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is; there's a flip side to every coin
high-grade sake; good sake
skilfully; skillfully; successfully; smoothly; deliciously
tasty salt flavour (flavor)
one cannot understand even a holy man's teachings without study; one cannot know the abilities of a great man without putting him to use; (lit.) one cannot know the delicious taste of fine food without eating it
to relish; to show a liking for
to get along well with; to make a go of it