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    3. 味の素

    味の素

    味あじの​素もと

    Ajinomoto

    KMT8News #23+1NounFood & DiningKanji Vocab19 strokes

    あじのもと

    Noun

    1.
    Ajinomoto, brand name of monosodium glutamate (MSG)
    trademark

    Stroke 0 / 19

    Speed1.0x

    味あじの素もとはうま味み調ちょう味み料りょうです。

    Ajinomoto is an umami seasoning.

    KMT6Food & DiningCore Concepts
    料りょう理りに少すこし味あじの素もとを加くわえると、味あじが引ひき立たつ。

    Adding a little Ajinomoto to cooking enhances the flavor.

    KMT8Food & DiningDaily Life
    中ちゅう華か料りょう理りでは、味あじの素もとがよく使つかわれる調ちょう味み料りょうの一ひとつだ。

    In Chinese cuisine, Ajinomoto is one of the commonly used seasonings.

    KMT8Food & DiningCulture & Traditions
    味あじの素もとの主しゅ成せい分ぶんであるグルタミン酸さんナトリウムは、多おおくの食しょく品ひんに自し然ぜんに含ふくまれている。

    Monosodium glutamate, the main ingredient of Ajinomoto, is naturally found in many foods.

    KMT9Food & DiningScience & Math
    味あじの素もとは、世せか界い中じゅうで愛あいされる日に本ほんの代だい表ひょう的てきな調ちょう味み料りょうブランドだ。

    Ajinomoto is a representative Japanese seasoning brand loved worldwide.

    KMT9Food & DiningBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    味
    あじ・あじ.わう…(1)
    flavor・taste
    Kanji
    素
    もと…(2)
    elementary・principle・naked・uncovered
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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