Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 5,000 Conjugation 好む · godan verb (-mu)
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 好この む 好この まない Polite 好この みます 好この みません Past polite 好この みました 好この みませんでした Past 好この んだ 好この まなかった Te-form 好この んで 好この まないで Desire 好この みたい 好この みたくない Potential 好この める 好この めない Passive 好この まれる 好この まれない Causative 好この ませる 好この ませない Causative passive 好この ませられる also 好この まされる 好この ませられない also 好この まされない Volitional 好この もう Polite volitional 好この みましょう Imperative 好この め 好この むな Conditional 好この めば 好この まなければ Tara conditional 好この んだら 好この まなかったら
Usage patterns 好この んで 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something by choice or preference
He chose to take on dangerous work by his own preference.
〈 物もの 〉 より 〈 物もの 〉 を 好この む to prefer one thing over another
She prefers spicy food over sweet food.
〈 人ひと 〉 に 好この まれる to be liked or favored by someone
This product is popular among young people.
Expressions 通つう 好ごの み for connoisseurs; preferred by experts ことを 好この む revel in trouble; like starting fights; be bent on making trouble Kanji 好 fond, pleasing, like something Related words 好き is a common adjectival noun used in everyday speech (猫が好き ), while 好む is a verb with a more formal, literary tone.
愛好する implies a sustained, cultivated fondness (often for hobbies or art), whereas 好む covers general likes and preferences more broadly.
嗜む suggests enjoying something (like tea or alcohol) in a refined, practiced way, while 好む simply states a liking or preference.
好む is a more formal verb for preferring or favoring something, while 好く is a plainer, more dialectal way to say 'to like' a person or thing.
好む is a more formal verb for habitual preference, whereas 気に入る is casual and describes a spontaneous, specific reaction of liking something.
Opposites 嫌う means to dislike or hate something, the direct opposite of 好む 's meaning of liking or preferring.
好む means 'to like/prefer', the direct opposite of 否む 's sense of strong dislike or detestation.
好む means to like or prefer something, the opposite of 忌む 's sense of shunning or detesting it.
Word family· 10 liking; taste; fondness · preference; choice; desire
being picky; being choosy; being particular
(your) choice; preference; wish
my kind of; my favorite; to my taste
sensuality; lechery; love of sex
Show 5 more Show fewer picky eating; fussy eating
love of good looks; attraction to beautiful women
personal taste; liking; preference
do willingly; do by choice; like to do
flamboyant; showy; extravagant; attention-seeking
Written forms 好この む Usage 99%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
このむ Usage 1%
Etymology The kanji 好 carries the meaning of 'like' or 'good'. The reading このむ is a native Japanese verb. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.
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