味わい深い
あじわいぶかい
adjective (i)
deeply flavorful; rich; having depth
Conjugation
| Affirmative | Negative | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 味わい深い | 味わい深くない |
| Past | 味わい深かった | 味わい深くなかった |
| て form | 味わい深くて | 味わい深くなくて |
| Adverbial | 味わい深く | — |
| Conditional ば | 味わい深ければ | 味わい深くなければ |
| Conditional たら | 味わい深かったら | 味わい深くなかったら |
1.
deeply flavorful; rich-tasting
Describes food or drink with a deep, complex, satisfying taste, rather than a simple or thin one.
味わい深いスープだ。
It's a deeply flavorful soup.
この出汁は味わい深い。
This broth is wonderfully rich.
ゆっくり煮込んだ料理は味わい深い。
Slowly simmered dishes have a deep, rich flavor.
2.
profound; having depth; rich in meaning
Figuratively, describes a work, experience, or words that reveal more the longer one engages with them—rich in subtle appeal or significance.
味わい深い言葉だ。
Those are profound words.
彼の絵は味わい深い。
His paintings have real depth.
何度読んでも味わい深い小説だ。
It's a novel that feels richer no matter how many times you read it.
A compound of the noun 味わい (flavor; relish) and the adjective 深い (deep), which becomes 深い through rendaku.
The figurative sense (sense 2) is very common, used to praise art, films, books, or people that grow more rewarding with repeated experience.
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 奥深い: profound; deep — emphasizes hidden depth or vastness
- 趣がある: having charm or character — focuses on tasteful appeal rather than depth