嗜
嗜

like, taste, modest

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シ

Kun

たしな.むたしな.みこの.むこの.み

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Common Words

たしなめる窘める嗜めるTransitiveUsually kanaIchidan verbFreq #10495
1

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

Examples
彼は彼女の不実をたしなめた。
He chided her for her unfaithfulness.
嗜好しこうNounTransitive～する VerbFreq #15925
1

taste; liking; preference

身だしなみみだしなみ身嗜みNounFreq #17295
1

(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming

Examples
朝は洗顔はもちろん身だしなみを整えてからここに集まるんだ。
Obviously wash your face, but you must also take care of your appearance before assembling here.
2

essential skill; required knowledge

たしなむ嗜むたしむTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #20215
1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby)

Examples
彼は時々ワインをたしなむが、たいていはウイスキーを飲む。
He enjoys wine sometimes, but mostly he drinks whisky.
2

to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

たしなみ嗜みNounUsually kanaFreq #24868
1

taste (in goods, etc.)

Examples
彼は金持ちだがたしなみがない。
He has more money than taste.
2

manners; etiquette

3

modesty; restraint; prudence

4

knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.); accomplishments

Examples
大部分ではないにしても多くの人々が文学的趣味を優美なたしなみと見なしている。
Many people, if not most, look on literary taste as an elegant accomplishment.
5

taking care of one's personal appearance

嗜虐的しぎゃくてき～な Adj.Freq #31962
1

sadistic

嗜好品しこうひんNounFreq #33519
1

luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment

嗜虐心しぎゃくしんNounFreq #33935
1

sadistic desires; sadistic feelings

趣味嗜好しゅみしこうNounFreq #39464
1

interests and preferences

嗜虐しぎゃくNounFreq #40469
1

sadism

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