1To taste food or drink, savoring its flavor carefully.
せっかくの高級レストランなので、一皿一皿ゆっくり味わった。
Since it was a special fine-dining restaurant, I savored each dish slowly.
旬の果物を味わうのが秋の楽しみの一つだ。
Savoring seasonal fruit is one of the pleasures of autumn.
お茶をゆっくり味わいながら、庭を眺めた。
I gazed at the garden while slowly savoring my tea.
このチーズは口の中でとろけ、豊かな風味を味わえる。
This cheese melts in your mouth, letting you savor its rich flavor.
2To deeply savor and appreciate the flavor or worth of something intangible, such as music, scenery, or life.
静かな部屋で、好きな音楽の余韻を味わった。
In the quiet room, I savored the lingering feeling of my favorite music.
展望台からの景色をじっくり味わった。
I took my time savoring the view from the observation deck.
年を重ねるほど、人生の味わいが深くなると彼は言う。
He says that the older you get, the deeper the richness of life becomes.
3To actually undergo suffering, joy, victory, etc., and come to know its meaning firsthand.
決勝で優勝して、初めて栄光の味を味わった。
Winning the finals, I tasted the glory of victory for the first time.
何度も失敗を味わったからこそ、今の実力がある。
It's precisely because I experienced failure so many times that I have the skill I have now.
戦争を味わった世代の話には重みがある。
The words of the generation that lived through war carry real weight.