五味

Reading

Kana: ごみ

Romaji: gomi

Definitions

noun

1

five flavors (sweet, salty, spicy, sour, bitter); five palates; five tastes

2

five flavors (milk at various stages of making ghee: fresh milk, cream, curdled milk, butter, and ghee); the five periods of the Buddha's teachings

(Buddhist term)

See also: 五時教

Kanji

五

Readings: ゴ、 いつ、 いつ.つ

Meaning: five

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste