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味付け

あじつけ

seasoning, flavoring

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Examples

  1. 味付けが濃い。

    あじつけがこい。

    The seasoning is strong.

  2. 母の味付けが一番好きだ。

    ははのあじつけがいちばんすきだ。

    I like my mother's cooking best of all.

  3. 塩と胡椒だけで味付けをした。

    しおとこしょうだけであじつけをした。

    I seasoned it with just salt and pepper.

Common patterns

味付けが濃い
strongly seasoned
味付けが薄い
lightly seasoned, bland
味付けをする
to season

Memory tip

It comes straight from 味を付ける, "to attach taste". The adjectives that go with it are 濃い and 薄い (thick/thin), not 強い and 弱い — saying 味付けが強い sounds off to Japanese ears.

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