趣味

• 読み: しゅみ
• ローマ字: shumi
• 漢字の分解: 趣 (shu) — purport, elegance, gist. 味 (mi) — taste, flavour
• 発音: /ɕɯ.mi/

意味

Hobby; pastime; interest. Activities done for enjoyment in one's free time.

One of the most common self-introduction topics in Japan. The standard question 趣味は何ですか (What are your hobbies?) appears in nearly every textbook. Can also mean 'taste' in the sense of personal preferences or aesthetic sensibility, as in 趣味がいい (having good taste).

例文

1. 趣味は読書と料理です。
2. 趣味は何ですか。
3. 新しい趣味を始めたいです。

使い方ガイド

場面: self-introduction, conversation, social

トーン: friendly

起源と歴史

Compound of 趣 (shu, purport/gist/elegance) and 味 (mi, taste/flavour). Together they convey 'the flavour of elegance' — activities pursued for their intrinsic enjoyment and refinement.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal