Kanji
趣
N1
15 strokes
Grade 8
freq #1153
purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to
On'yomi (音読み)
シュ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
おもむき、 おもむ.く
On'yomi compounds (音読み)
趣旨
しゅし
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement)
趣味
しゅみ
hobby; pastime
趣向
しゅこう
plan; idea
趣意書
しゅいしょ
prospectus
球趣
きゅうしゅ
interest in baseball
趣意
しゅい
opinion; view
悪趣
あくしゅ
world where those who have committed bad deeds in this life go; evil realm
趣味人
しゅみじん
hobbyist; person with many interests
趣味嗜好
しゅみしこう
interests and preferences
少女趣味
しょうじょしゅみ
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.)
Kun'yomi words (訓読み)
趣
おもむき
meaning; tenor
趣深い
おもむきぶかい
elegant; charming
趣味が悪い
しゅみがわるい
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
Example sentences
彼女(かのじょ)は彼(かれ)がすぐに帰(かえ)るという趣旨(しゅし)の手紙(てがみ)を受け取(うけと)った。
She received the letter to the effect that he would soon be back.
医者(いしゃ)は私(わたし)の父(ちち)がまもなくよくなるだろうという趣旨(しゅし)のことを言(い)った。
The doctor spoke to the effect that my father would soon get better.
彼(かれ)は趣味(しゅみ)が高尚(こうしょう)です。
He has elegant tastes.
彼(かれ)はテニスが趣味(しゅみ)だ。
He enjoys playing tennis.