趣
趣

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

15 strokesFrequency 1,153JLPT N1Grade 8

On

シュ

Kun

おもむきおもむ.く

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Common Words

趣味しゅみNounFreq #1670
1

hobby; pastime

Examples
趣味については話しましたか？
Did you talk about your hobby?
2

tastes; preference; liking

赴く趣く趨くおもむくおもぶくIntransitiveGodan verbFreq #5173
1

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to proceed according to; to repair to; to betake oneself to

Examples
決心がつきかねたので、私は感情のおもむくままに行動した。
I couldn't decide what to do, so I just followed my heart.
2

to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.)

3

Archaic

to abide by; to agree to; to consent to; to obey

悪趣味あくしゅみNoun～な Adj.Freq #11374
1

bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; vulgarity

2

nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition; perversity

趣おもむき趣きNounFreq #12732
1

meaning; tenor; gist

Examples
それは、いくぶんナンセンスな趣きの楽しさがあった。
It was a delightful bit of nonsense.
2

effect; influence

3

appearance; aspect

Examples
彼の最新作は趣を異にする。
His latest work belongs to a different category.
4

grace; charm; refinement; taste; elegance

Examples
趣を説明することはできない。
There is no accounting for tastes.
趣旨主旨しゅしNounFreq #15870
1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

Examples
彼のスピーチの主旨を教えてください。
Tell me the substance of his speech.
2

趣旨 only

goal; intent; object; aim; point

Examples
医者は私の父がまもなくよくなるだろうという趣旨のことを言った。
The doctor spoke to the effect that my father would soon get better.
趣向しゅこうNounFreq #16249
1

plan; idea; design; plot

2

Colloquial; Also written as 趣好

taste; liking; preference

意趣返しいしゅがえしNoun～する VerbFreq #21360
1

revenge

趣味が悪いしゅみがわるい～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #28454
1

bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

趣味の悪いしゅみのわるい～い Adj.ExpressionFreq #29141
1

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

趣味嗜好しゅみしこうNounFreq #39464
1

interests and preferences

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