趣味

しゅみ

Hobby; pastime; personal taste

N4noun·shumi

How to remember it

趣 (refined taste) + 味 (flavor) = one's cultivated personal taste.

Example sentences

  • 趣味は何ですか。

    しゅみはなんですか。

    What are your hobbies?

  • 私の趣味は写真を撮ることです。

    わたしのしゅみはしゃしんをとることです。

    My hobby is taking photos.

Usage

Standard self-introduction question; can also mean refined taste.

Related words

興味特技

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