Languages › Japanese Definition and Pronunciation of the Japanese Word 'Oishii' Share Flipboard Email Print Getty Images/Studio Omg / EyeEm Japanese Essential Japanese Vocabulary History & Culture Japanese Grammar By Namiko Abe Namiko Abe Japanese Language Expert B.A., Kwansei Gakuin University Namiko Abe is a Japanese language teacher and translator, as well as a Japanese calligraphy expert. She has been a freelance writer for nearly 20 years. Learn about our Editorial Process Updated on January 31, 2019 Meaning nice; tasty; delicious Japanese characters: おいしい Using Oishii in a Sentence Ano mise no udon wa oishii to hyouban da.あの店のうどんはおいしいと評判だ。 Translation That restaurant is well known for its tasty udon. Antonym まずい (bad, tasteless, unpalatable) Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Abe, Namiko. "Definition and Pronunciation of the Japanese Word 'Oishii'." ThoughtCo, Aug. 27, 2020, thoughtco.com/oishii-meaning-and-characters-2028557. Abe, Namiko. (2020, August 27). Definition and Pronunciation of the Japanese Word 'Oishii'. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/oishii-meaning-and-characters-2028557 Abe, Namiko. "Definition and Pronunciation of the Japanese Word 'Oishii'." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/oishii-meaning-and-characters-2028557 (accessed March 29, 2023). copy citation