Kanji Detail for 嗜 - "fond, taste, propriety"

嗜

Non-Jōyō Kanji

Meaning

嗜 means "fond, taste, propriety."
1. Fond - To enjoy; to prefer.
2. Taste - A preference; a liking.
3. Propriety - Good sense; modesty; discretion.
Dictionary Citations

The meaning above is based on the following sources:

KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

like; taste; modest

Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

be fond of, have weakness for

CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

addicted to; fond of; stem corresponding to -phil or -phile

Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

addicted to, fond of, with a weakness for

XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

What one likes and has become a habit is called 嗜好 (addiction).
Onyomi

shi(シ)
Kunyomi

kono.mi(このみ)

kono.mu(この-む)

tashina.mi(たしなみ)

tashinamu(たしなむ)
Strokes

13 strokes
Radical

口 (kuchi・kuchihen)
Related Keywords

fond enjoy prefer taste preference liking propriety good sense modesty discretion

父方の祖母は茶道を嗜んでいる。
My paternal grandmother enjoys tea ceremonies.
トムはここ5年、嗜癖の臨床治療を続けています。
Tom has been in clinical treatment for addiction for the last five years.
コーヒーは酸味のないものの方が父の嗜好に合うようだ。
Coffee without acidity seems to suit my father's taste better.
心惹かれる言語は五万とあるんだけどね。悲しいかな、それ全部を嗜むには人生があまりにも短すぎる。ただそれだけだよ。
Yet there are so many fascinating languages that it's sad, isn't it? Life's too short to learn them all. Anyway, that's all I'm saying.