Vocabulary

What does 美味しい (おいしい, oishii) mean?

美味しい (おいしい, oishii) means delicious.

Quick facts
Readingおいしい
Romajioishii
Part of speechi-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N5
おいしい
N5 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonoishii

delicious

  1. 1i-adjective good(-tasting); nice; delicious
  2. 2i-adjective attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

Example sentences

  • This cake is delicious.

  • I drank delicious tea.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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