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好き好き (すきずき) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

好すき好ずき

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Meanings

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noun

matter of taste; personal preference

Used to express that preferences vary from person to person. Often appears in the set phrase 好き好きだ or 好き好きだから.

食たべ物ものの好このみは人ひとによって好すき好ずきだ。
Food preferences are a matter of personal taste.
どの色いろがいいかは好すき好ずきだから、

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分ぶん

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選えら

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ください

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Which color is best is a matter of taste, so please choose for yourself.

Written forms

好すき好ずきUsage85%
Standard kanji spelling; the repetition of 好き is the most common written form.
好すきずきUsage15%
Mixed kanji-kana spelling; less common but still encountered.

Kanji

好fond, pleasing, like something

Similar words

好このみ
好み is a general noun for 'liking' or 'preference', while 好き好き emphasizes the subjective and varied nature of tastes.
十じゅう人にん十と色いろ
十人十色 is a proverb meaning 'so many people, so many minds', similar in spirit but more formal and proverbial than the casual 好き好き.

Etymology

Reduplication of 好き (suki, 'liking') with rendaku voicing on the second element, yielding すきずき. The repetition emphasizes the idea of individual preferences.