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嗜好 (しこう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Common word JLPT N1 Freq. Frequency Top 20,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
taste ; liking ; preference
Refers to a person's subjective likes and preferences, often in the context of food, drink, or aesthetic choices. Slightly formal; in casual speech 好み is more common.
消しょう 費ひ 者しゃ の 嗜し 好こう の 変へん 化か に 対たい 応おう する 必ひつ 要よう が ある 。
We need to respond to changes in consumer tastes.
Written forms 嗜し 好こう Usage 95%
Standard kanji spelling; the first character is not a Jōyō kanji but is common in formal writing.
し 好こう Usage 5%
search-only kanji form
Search-only mixed kanji-kana form; not a standard practical spelling.
Kanji 好 fond, pleasing, like something Similar words 好この み 好み is the everyday word for personal likes and preferences. 嗜好 is more formal and often used in written or analytical contexts, such as market research or discussions of aesthetic taste.
趣しゅ 味み 趣味 means 'hobby' or 'interest', whereas 嗜好 refers to the underlying likes and preferences that may shape one's hobbies.
Etymology From Middle Chinese-derived elements 嗜 (shi, 'to like, to be fond of') and 好 (kō, 'to like, good'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the compound has been used in Japanese to mean 'taste' or 'preference' since at least the Edo period.
