趣味

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Chinese

interesting; to interest taste
trad. (趣味) 趣 味
simp. #(趣味) 趣 味

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 趣 味
Reading # 2/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 清 (14) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 虞 (24) 微 (21)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 七句切 無沸切
Baxter tshjuH mj+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/t͡sʰɨoH/ /mʉiH/
Pan
Wuyun 		/t͡sʰioH/ /mʷɨiH/
Shao
Rongfen 		/t͡sʰioH/ /miuəiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/t͡sʰuə̆H/ /mujH/
Li
Rong 		/t͡sʰioH/ /miuəiH/
Wang
Li 		/t͡sʰĭuH/ /mĭwəiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/t͡sʰi̯uH/ /mwe̯iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		qù wèi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ceoi3 mei6

Noun

趣味

  1. interest; delight
  2. (obsolete) taste; liking; preference

Synonyms

  • (interest):

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (趣味):

Adjective

趣味

  1. (Southern Min) interesting

Synonyms

References

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
趣 味
しゅ
Grade: S 		み
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

趣(しゅ)味(み) • (shumi) 

  1. a hobby (activity done for enjoyment in spare time)
    私(わたし)の趣(しゅ)味(み)は盆栽(ぼんさい)です。
    Watashi no shumi wa bonsai desu.
    My hobby is bonsai.
    • 2013 April 7 [2012 December 9], ONE with Murata, Yusuke, “１撃(げき)目(め)　一撃(げき) [1st Hit: One Hit]”, in [ONEPUNCH-MAN](【ワンパンマン】) [ONE-PUNCH MAN], 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19:
      何(なに)者(もの)だお前(まえ)は
      Nanimono da omae wa
      Who the hell are you?
      趣(しゅ)味(み)でヒーローをやっている者(もの)だ
      Shumi de hīrō o yatte iru mono da
      Just a guy who does hero stuff as a hobby
      なんだその適(てき)当(とう)な設(せっ)定(てい)は…
      Nan da sono tekitō na settei wa…
      What a half-ass setup…
  2. one's taste (set of preferences)
    赤(あか)いセーターは私(わたし)の趣(しゅ)味(み)ではない。
    Akai sētā wa watashi no shumi de wa nai.
    Red sweaters are not my taste.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
趣味

Noun

趣味 • (chwimi) (hangeul 취미)

  1. hanja form? of 취미 (“hobby”)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
趣 味
す
Grade: S 		み
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 趣味 (shumi).

Noun

趣(す)味(み) (sumi) 

  1. hobby
  2. taste, preference

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
趣味

Adjective

趣味

  1. chữ Hán form of thú vị (“enjoyable; interesting”).
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