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Kanji Detail for 趣 - "taste"

趣

  • Meaning

    趣 means "taste." Also associated with to go, to adopt.

    1. To go - To hurry; to rush to.

    2. Taste - Thought; feeling; interest; charm.

    3. To adopt - To employ; to select.

    4. To urge - To prompt.

    5. Fast - Hurried; quickly.

  • Words using 趣

    • 趣旨 しゅし Listen meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist
    • 趣味 しゅみ Listen hobby; pastime; tastes
    • 趣向 しゅこう Listen plan; idea; design

  • Four-character idioms with 趣

    • 低徊趣味 ていかいしゅみ Listen disposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
    • 意趣遺恨 いしゅいこん Listen grudge; spite; malice

  • Tattoo check: 趣

    • Verified meaning: taste
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Also carries these associations: to go, to adopt

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    purport; gist; elegance; interest; proceed to; tend; become

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    what attracts one's attention

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    interesting; to interest

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    interest; interesting; what attracts one's attention

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

    Moving quickly toward a fixed destination. Such as 趣利 (hasten toward profit), 趣奉 (hasten to serve). | Interest or flavor. Such as saying 指趣 (purport), 興趣 (interest). | To urge.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    shu(シュ) シュ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    omomu.ku(おもむ-く) おもむ-く

    omomuki(おもむき) おもむき

  • Strokes

    tip

    15 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    走 (hashiru・sonyo)

  • Related Keywords

    to go taste to adopt to urge fast quick elegance charm meaning purport appearance atmosphere character content dignity essence grace intent mood refinement spirit style

Sentences including 趣

  • Her dress is not to my taste.

  • You have good taste in music.

  • He has a lot of hobbies.

  • My hobby is music.

  • Does she have a hobby?

  • Do you have many hobbies?

  • Please tell me about your hobbies.

  • Playing tennis is his hobby.

  • The important thing is to have your own hobby.

  • It's not my cup of tea.

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