01
趣味
しゅみ
hobby
Meanings
- purport
- gist
- elegance
- interest
- proceed to
- tend
Readings
Onyomi
- シュ
Kunyomi
- おもむき
- おもむ.く
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Useful words
02
多趣味
たしゅみ
many hobbies
03
趣旨
しゅし
main point
04
趣向
しゅこう
idea
05
悪趣味
あくしゅみ
bad taste
06
趣がある
おもむきがある
tasteful
Compare Kanji
01走Component88%runThe running base gives 趣 its movement flavor, even when the meaning shifts toward interest or gist.02取Component82%take, fetch取 occupies the far side, so the kanji can be remembered as movement plus taking direction or interest.03興Meaning78%entertain, reviveInterest is the meeting point, with 興 feeling like excitement and 趣 like taste or inclination.04味Meaning66%flavor, tasteTaste can be literal in 味 and more aesthetic in 趣, giving learners a gentle meaning bridge.05意Meaning72%idea, mindMeaning or intention overlaps with the gist sense of 趣, especially in abstract reading.06向Meaning60%yonder, facingDirection gives a modest link to the proceeding or tending sense of 趣.