"隠し味" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [ka̠kɯ̟ɕia̠ʑi] Forms: 隠し味 [canonical] (ruby: (かく), (あじ)), kakushiaji [romanization]
Etymology: From 隠(かく)し (kakushi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu)) + 味(あじ) (aji). Etymology templates: {{ja-r|連%用%形|れん%よう%けい|stem or continuative form|rom=ren'yōkei}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”), {{ja-r|隠す|かくす||pos=}} 隠(かく)す (kakusu), {{ja-etym-renyokei|隠す|かくす|nodot=1}} 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu), {{ja-compound|隠し|かくし|味|あじ|pos1=連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (<span class="mention-tr tr">ren'yōkei</span>, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (<span class="mention-tr tr">kakusu</span>)|t2=}} 隠(かく)し (kakushi, 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 隠(かく)す (kakusu)) + 味(あじ) (aji) Head templates: {{ja-noun|かくしあじ}} 隠(かく)し味(あじ) • (kakushiaji)
  1. subtle flavor, or the ingredient used to produce such
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Download raw JSONL data for 隠し味 meaning in Japanese (2.6kB)

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