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JLPT N4 · Noun

趣味 (shumi)

趣味 (しゅみ, shumi) is a Japanese noun meaning “hobby; pastime”. It appears in JLPT N4 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading
しゅみ
Romaji
shumi
Word class
Noun
Level
JLPT N4 (unofficial)

Meaning

  1. hobby; pastime · noun
  2. tastes; preference; liking · noun

Example sentences

趣味については話しましたか？
Did you talk about your hobby?
Tatoeba #231897

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 趣味

趣
purport, gist, eleganceシュ・おもむき・おもむ.く · 15 strokes
味
flavor, tasteミ・あじ・あじ.わう · 8 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 趣味.

趣おもむきmeaning趣旨しゅしmeaning意味いみmeaning美味しいおいしいgood(-tasting)味あじflavor味噌みそmiso興味きょうみinterest (in something)地味じみplain気味きみsensation味方みかたfriend加味かみseasoning中味なかみcontents気味ぎみ-like正味しょうみnet (amount)

Source: JMdict entry 1329000 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.