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有り難み

有り難味、 有難み、 有難味、 ありがた味

Reading

Kana: ありがたみ
Romaji: arigatami
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Definition

1

value; worth; virtue; blessing

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx
Readings: ナン、 かた.い、 -がた.い、 むずか.しい、 むづか.しい、 むつか.しい、 -にく.い
Meanings: difficult, impossible, trouble, accident, defect
Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう
Meanings: flavor, taste

Example Sentences

健康(けんこう)(うしな)って(はじ)めて健康(けんこう)のありがたみがわかる。
➥People do not know the blessing of good health until they lose it.
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健康(けんこう)(しん)のありがたみは健康(けんこう)(うしな)ってはじめてわかる。
➥It is not till we lose our health that we realize its true value.
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健康(けんこう)(うしな)われて有難味(ありがたみ)がわかる(てん)において、(おや)(みず)空気(くうき)(おな)じようなものです。
➥As far as knowing health's worth once you've lost it goes, that's the same thing with parents, water or air.
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(かれ)には彼女(かのじょ)忠告(ちゅうこく)のありがたみが理解(りかい)できなかった。
➥He could not comprehend the value of her advice.
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随分(ずいぶん)()くしてやったのに、それでも(かれ)にはありがたみが()かった。
➥After all we had done, he was still ungrateful.
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