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み

みmiN2neutral

painful + 〜み — turns an adjective into a noun you can feel or hold

ita mi

〜み — turns an adjective into a noun you can feel or hold

meaning: 〜み — turns an adjective into a noun you can feel or hold

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  • 痛いたい
  • 〜み
  • 痛いたみ

このお茶ちゃは少すこし苦にがみがあるけれど、後味あとあじがいい。

kono ocha wa sukoshi nigami ga aru keredo, atoaji ga ii.

This tea has a slight bitterness to it, but the aftertaste is good. neutral

三さんか国語こくご話はなせることが、彼女かのじょの強つよみだ。

sankakokugo hanaseru koto ga, kanojo no tsuyomi da.

Being able to speak three languages is her strong suit. neutral

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〜み — the quality as something felt, not measured

  1. このお茶ちゃは少すこし苦にがみがあるけれど、後味あとあじがいい。

    kono ocha wa sukoshi nigami ga aru keredo, atoaji ga ii.

    This tea has a slight bitterness to it, but the aftertaste is good. neutral

  2. この料理りょうり、思おもったより甘あまみが強つよいね。

    kono ryouri, omotta yori amami ga tsuyoi ne.

    This dish is sweeter than I expected. casual

  3. 年としを重かさねるにつれて、彼かれの演奏えんそうには深ふかみが出でてきた。

    toshi o kasaneru ni tsurete, kare no ensou ni wa fukami ga dete kita.

    With the years, his playing has taken on real depth. neutral

  4. 二年目にねんめの企画きかくなので、正直しょうじき、新鮮しんせんみはありません。

    ninenme no kikaku na node, shoujiki, shinsenmi wa arimasen.

    It's the second year of the project, so honestly there's no novelty left in it. neutral

a strong or weak point — the noun for someone's strength or weakness

  1. 三さんか国語こくご話はなせることが、彼女かのじょの強つよみだ。

    sankakokugo hanaseru koto ga, kanojo no tsuyomi da.

    Being able to speak three languages is her strong suit. neutral

  2. あの人ひと、意外いがいと弱よわみを見みせないタイプなんだよね。

    ano hito, igai to yowami o misenai taipu nan da yo ne.

    He's surprisingly the sort who never lets you see a weak spot. casual

  3. 弊社へいしゃの強つよみは、短みじかい納期のうきでご対応たいおうできる点てんでございます。

    heisha no tsuyomi wa, mijikai nouki de go taiou dekiru ten de gozaimasu.

    Our strength lies in being able to work to short lead times. formal

〜み — the feeling itself, not how sad or hard it rates

  1. 大おおきな悲かなしみを乗のり越こえて、彼かれはまた歌うたい始はじめた。

    ookina kanashimi o norikoete, kare wa mata utaihajimeta.

    He came through a great sorrow and began to sing again. neutral

  2. 話はなしを聞きいてもらったら、少すこし苦くるしみが軽かるくなった気きがする。

    hanashi o kiite morattara, sukoshi kurushimi ga karuku natta ki ga suru.

    Having someone hear me out, I feel like the pain eased a little. casual

How it's formed2

Notes

It's sometimes written with 味み instead of み (新鮮味しんせんみ, 真剣味しんけんみ).
The same 味み also appears on the い-adjective side (面白味おもしろみ).