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Kotomora

趣

purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 2,000Strokes15

Readings

On'yomi

  • シュ

Kun'yomi

  • おもむき
  • おもむ.く

Meaning

趣 centers on the underlying direction or flavor that draws attention: the gist or purport of something, the elegance or interest that makes it appealing, and the sense of proceeding toward or tending to become something.

Most common words using 趣

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  • 趣味しゅみ
    N5

    hobby; pastime

  • 趣旨しゅし
    N1

    meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

  • 趣おもむき
    N1

    meaning; tenor; gist

  • 趣向しゅこう

    plan; idea; design; plot

  • 多趣味たしゅみ

    having various interests; wide range of interests

  • 趣意しゅい

    opinion; view; purport; tenor; meaning; point; gist

  • 意趣いしゅ

    grudge; malice; spite

  • 趣意書しゅいしょ

    prospectus

  • 三悪趣さんあくしゅ

    the world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell

  • 低徊趣味ていかいしゅみ

    disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art

  • 佳趣かしゅ

    good taste; good impression

  • 俗趣ぞくしゅ

    vulgar taste

  • 俗趣味ぞくしゅみ

    vulgar taste

  • 偽悪趣味ぎあくしゅみ

    propensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible; being prone to act bad

  • 別趣べっしゅ

    deep interest

  • 加虐趣味かぎゃくしゅみ

    sadism; sadistic nature

  • 同趣味どうしゅみ

    the same interests

  • 四畳半趣味よじょうはんしゅみ

    enjoying food, drink and entertainment in a small room

  • 妙趣みょうしゅ

    exquisite beauty or charms

  • 少女趣味しょうじょしゅみ

    (school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.)

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Etymology

趣 combines 走 (run, move) with 取 (take, grasp). The original idea is likely moving toward something or grasping a direction, which developed into the abstract senses of purport, interest, and tendency.

Meaning mnemonic

The outer 走 suggests movement, and the inner 取 suggests taking or grasping. Picture running to grasp the gist of a story, or moving toward something that catches your interest with its elegance.

Reading mnemonic

For シュ, imagine a shoe that elegantly points toward the gist of fashion: shoe -> シュ, and the shoe's direction shows the trend.