好こう事ず家か

noun

dilettante; person with unusual hobbies

Often carries a slightly negative or eccentric nuance, suggesting someone who dabbles in odd or esoteric interests rather than a serious expert.

• 彼かれは好こう事ず家かで、古ふるいカメラを集あつめている。

  He's a dilettante who collects old cameras.

noun

connoisseur; person of refined taste

A more positive sense, referring to someone with deep, cultivated appreciation in arts or culture. Less common than the dilettante sense in modern usage.

• 彼かれは好こう事ず家かとして知しられ、茶ちゃ器きの目め利ききだ。

  He is known as a connoisseur and an expert on tea utensils.