Chinese

Adjective

趣味

1. (Min Nan) interesting

Noun

趣味

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

Derived terms

See also

• 趣事 (qùshì)
• 興趣／兴趣 (xìngqù)
• 有趣 (yǒuqù)
• 有意思 (yǒuyìsi)
• 有意義／有意义 (yǒuyìyì)

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) しゅ​み [shúꜜmì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕɯᵝmi]

Noun

趣味 ‎(hiragana しゅみ, romaji shumi)

1. hobby

   私 (わたし)の趣味 (しゅみ)は盆栽 (ぼんさい)です。

   Watashi no shumi wa bonsai desu.

   My hobby is bonsai.

2. one's taste (set of preferences)

   赤 (あか)いセーターは私 (わたし)の趣味 (しゅみ)ではない。

   Akai sētā wa watashi no shumi de wa nai.

   Red sweaters are not my taste.

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Noun

趣味 • ‎(chwimi) ‎(hangeul 취미)

1. Hanja form^? of 취미, “hobby”.

Okinawan

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 趣味 ‎(shumi).

Noun

趣味 ‎(hiragana すみ, romaji sumi)

1. hobby
2. taste, preference