No. 1,903 in Japanese
美味
Delicious.
In a sentence
その料理はとても美味です。
That dish is very delicious.
The word 美味 (bi-i) is used as an adjective to describe the dish as tasty or delicious.
美味なワインをいただきました。
I had a delicious wine.
Here, 美味 (bi-i) is used as a modifier in an adjectival form with the particle な before ワイン to describe the wine.
この店のパンはいつも美味です。
The bread of this shop is always tasty.
美味 (bi-i) highlights the constant quality of tastiness regarding the bread from this particular shop.
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