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])
• (Tokyo) だいごみ [dàígómí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [da̠iɡo̞mʲi]

Noun

醍(だい)醐(ご)味(み) • (daigomi) 

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