匙加減(さじかげん)

さじかげん
noun
amount; discretion; degree of adjustment
cookingevaluation
1. amount added by spoon; seasoning amount
The amount of something measured or added by a spoon, especially in cooking.
塩(しお)の匙加減(さじかげん)が大切(たいせつ)だ。
The amount of salt you add is important.
味(あじ)の匙加減(さじかげん)は経験(けいけん)で覚(おぼ)える。
You learn seasoning through experience.
調味料(ちょうみりょう)の匙加減(さじかげん)を間違(まちが)えた。
I got the amount of seasoning wrong.
2. discretion; degree of adjustment; subtle control
The degree of adjustment or flexibility applied when handling something; using one's judgment to fine-tune something.
匙加減(さじかげん)ひとつで結果(けっか)が変(か)わる。
The result changes depending on how you handle it.
罰則(ばっそく)の匙加減(さじかげん)は難(むずか)しい。
It's difficult to calibrate penalties appropriately.
現場(げんば)の匙加減(さじかげん)に任(まか)せている。
We leave it to the discretion of those on the ground.

匙加減(さじかげん) means "spoon adjustment" literally.

Forms

Sense 1 (COOKING)

  • Refers to how much seasoning to add
  • About intuitive cooking measurement

Sense 2 (FIGURATIVE)

  • About discretion and fine-tuning
  • Common in business and policy contexts
  • Implies subjective judgment

Common expressions

  • 匙加減(さじかげん)が難(むずか)しい: hard to calibrate
  • 匙加減(さじかげん)ひとつで: depending on how it's handled
  • ～の匙加減(さじかげん): the degree/extent of

Related Words

Compare: さじを投(な)げる (to give up)
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Added 2026.1.31 8:09 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:01
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