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趣味 (しゅみ, shumi) Japanese meaning: hobby | Kotomora
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My hobby is taking photos.
Lately, I've taken up cooking as a hobby.
Usage patterns 〈 事こと 〉 を 趣しゅ 味み にする to take up ~ as a hobby
He has photography as his hobby.
趣しゅ 味み に 合あ う to suit one's taste
This design doesn't suit my taste.
趣しゅ 味み を 持も つ to have a hobby
Having a hobby makes life more enjoyable.
〈 人ひと 〉 と 趣しゅ 味み が 合あ う to have similar tastes as someone
She and I have similar tastes.
趣しゅ 味み で 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something as a hobby
I play the guitar as a hobby.
Expressions 趣しゅ 味み がいい in good taste; tasteful; having good taste 趣しゅ 味み のいい tasteful; in good taste; having refined taste Related words· 9 好み is a general word for personal preference or liking, while 趣味 more often refers to a cultivated hobby or specific taste in something.
道楽 can mean 'hobby' like 趣味, but it often carries a nuance of indulgence, obsession, or an expensive pastime.
嗜好 is a more formal word for personal taste, often used for preferences in food, drink, or lifestyle, whereas 趣味 covers hobbies and broader aesthetic taste.
娯楽 refers to entertainment or recreation in general, while 趣味 refers to a specific personal hobby someone regularly pursues.
Show 5 more 趣味 is the everyday, neutral word for a hobby, while いたずら in this sense is a rare, old-fashioned, self-effacing way to refer to one's own pastime.
同好 refers to people sharing the same taste or interest, while 趣味 is the everyday word for one's own personal hobby or taste.
趣味 means a hobby or personal preference, while センス refers to an innate sense of style or aesthetic judgment.
趣味 is the native Japanese word for a hobby and is used in everyday conversation, while ホビー is a loanword favored in commercial, trendy, or product-related contexts like ホビーショップ.
Don't confuse with 興味 means 'interest' in something (a feeling of curiosity), while 趣味 means an actual hobby or activity one pursues, or one's taste.
趣味 means hobby or personal taste and shares the kanji 趣, but it refers to pastimes rather than the refined charm or meaning expressed by 趣.
Word family· 26 having many hobbies; wide range of interests
vulgar taste; lowbrow taste
same interests; shared hobbies
bad taste; gaudiness; vulgarity · nastiness; perversity
Written forms 趣しゅ 味み Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; widely used in all contexts.
シュミ Usage <1%
Etymology Composed of 趣 (interest, charm) and 味 (taste, flavor), originally referring to one's taste or aesthetic sense, later extended to mean a hobby or pastime.
趣味 covers hobbies and general tastes broadly, while テイスト is narrower, focusing on stylistic feel in fashion, design, or music.
tastelessness; lack of taste; vulgarity
Show 6 more having no hobbies; lacking interests · tasteless; dull; uninteresting
hobbyist; person with many interests; dilettante
connoisseur; devotee; enthusiast
particular interest; fondness; personal taste
hobby book
aesthetic detachment; enjoying nature and art over worldly affairs
