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è¶Ł
è¶Ł
15 strokes
Frequency: 1153
JLPT N1
Grade 8

Meanings

purport
gist
elegance
interest
proceed to
tend
become

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ă‚·ăƒ„
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おもむき
おもむ.く

Common Words

しゅみ
Noun
Freq #1670
1

hobby; pastime

Examples
è¶Łć‘łă«ă€ă„ăŠăŻè©±ă—ăŸă—ăŸă‹ïŒŸ
Did you talk about your hobby?
2

tastes; preference; liking

è¶Łă
è¶šă
おもむく
ăŠă‚‚ă¶ă
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #5173
1

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

Examples
æ±șćżƒăŒă€ăă‹ă­ăŸăźă§ă€ç§ăŻæ„Ÿæƒ…ăźăŠă‚‚ă‚€ăăŸăŸă«èĄŒć‹•ă—ăŸă€‚
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

あくしゅみ
ăȘ Adj.
Noun
Freq #11374
1

bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; vulgarity

2

nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition; perversity

おもむき
è¶Łă
Noun
Freq #12732
1

meaning; tenor; gist

Examples
ăă‚ŒăŻă€ă„ăă¶ă‚“ăƒŠăƒłă‚»ăƒłă‚čăȘè¶Łăăźæ„œă—ă•ăŒă‚ăŁăŸă€‚
It was a delightful bit of nonsense.
2

effect; influence

3

appearance; aspect

Examples
ćœŒăźæœ€æ–°äœœăŻè¶Łă‚’ç•°ă«ă™ă‚‹ă€‚
His latest work belongs to a different category.
4

grace; charm; refinement; taste; elegance

Examples
è¶Łă‚’èȘŹæ˜Žă™ă‚‹ă“べはできăȘい。
There is no accounting for tastes.
䞻旚
しゅし
Noun
Freq #15870
1

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

Examples
ćœŒăźă‚čăƒ”ăƒŒăƒăźäž»æ—šă‚’æ•™ăˆăŠăă ă•ă„ă€‚
Tell me the substance of his speech.
2

è¶Łæ—š only

goal; intent; object; aim; point

Examples
ćŒ»è€…ăŻç§ăźçˆ¶ăŒăŸă‚‚ăȘくよくăȘă‚‹ă ă‚ă†ăšă„ă†è¶Łæ—šăźă“ăšă‚’èš€ăŁăŸă€‚
The doctor spoke to the effect that my father would soon get better.
しゅこう
Noun
Freq #16249
1

plan; idea; design; plot

2

Colloquial; Also written as è¶Łć„œ

taste; liking; preference

いしゅがえし
ïœžă™ă‚‹ Verb
Noun
Freq #21360
1

revenge

しゅみがわるい
Expression
ïœžă„ Adj.
Freq #28454
1

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

しゅみぼわるい
Expression
ïœžă„ Adj.
Freq #29141
1

in bad taste; vulgar; tasteless

しゅみしこう
Noun
Freq #39464
1

interests and preferences

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