旦だん那な芸げい

noun

dilettantism; amateurism

Refers to a hobby or skill pursued by a wealthy amateur, often with a connotation of being self-indulgent or lacking professional rigor. The term 旦那 (danna) suggests a patron or gentleman of leisure.

• 彼かれのピアノは旦だん那な芸げいの域いきを出でない。

  His piano playing never rises above the level of a dilettante's hobby.

• 旦だん那な芸げいで終おわらせず、本ほん格かく的てきに勉べん強きょうしたい。

  I want to study seriously, not just as a dilettante.