趣味

Chinese
interesting; to interest taste
simp. and trad.
(趣味)		 趣 味

Pronunciation

Noun

趣味

  1. interest; delight
  2. (obsolete) taste; liking; preference

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

趣味

  1. (Min Nan) interesting

See also

Japanese
Kanji in this term
趣 味
しゅ
Grade: S		 み
Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

趣味 (hiragana しゅみ, rōmaji shumi)

  1. a hobby (activity done for enjoyment in spare time)
    私 (わたし)の趣 (しゅ)味 (み)は盆栽 (ぼんさい)です。
    Watashi no shumi wa bonsai desu.
    My hobby is bonsai.
    • 2013 April 7 [Dec 9 2012], ONE; Murata, Yusuke, “１撃げき目め　一撃げき [1st Hit: One Hit]”, in ONEPUNCH-MAN【ワンパンマン】 [ONE-PUNCH MAN], volume 1 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19:
      何 (なに)者 (もの)だお前 (まえ)は
      Nanimono da omae wa
      Who the hell are you?
      趣 (しゅ)味 (み)でヒーローをやっている者 (もの)だ
      Shumi de hīrō o yatteiru mono da
      Just a guy who does hero stuff as a hobby
      なんだその適 (てき)当 (とう)な設 (せっ)定 (てい)は…
      Nan da sono tekitō na settei wa…
      What a half-ass setup…
  2. one's taste (set of preferences)
    赤 (あか)いセーターは私 (わたし)の趣 (しゅ)味 (み)ではない。
    Akai sētā wa watashi no shumi de wa nai.
    Red sweaters are not my taste.

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
趣味

Noun

趣味 • (chwimi) (hangeul 취미)

  1. Hanja form? of 취미 (“hobby”).

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 趣味 (shumi).

Noun

趣味 (hiragana すみ, romaji sumi)

  1. hobby
  2. taste, preference
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