Moto 趣: Purport; Gist; EleganceKanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- シュ
- Kun'yomi
- おもむき、おもむ(く)
- Level
- JLPT N1Jōyō, secondary school
- Words
- 64 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (シュ)
- 趣旨しゅしmeaning; point (e.g. of a statement)
- 趣味しゅみhobby; pastime
- 趣向しゅこうplan; idea
- 趣意書しゅいしょprospectus
- 三悪趣さんあくしゅthe world of hungry spirits and the world of animals; three evil worlds hell
- 低回趣味ていかいしゅみdisposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
- 低徊趣味ていかいしゅみdisposition toward rejecting mundane affairs and enjoying nature and art
- 佳趣かしゅgood taste; good impression
- 俗趣ぞくしゅvulgar taste
- 俗趣味ぞくしゅみvulgar taste
- 偽悪趣味ぎあくしゅみpropensity to put oneself in as bad a light as possible; being prone to act bad
- 別趣べっしゅdeep interest
- 同趣味どうしゅみthe same interests
- 四畳半趣味よじょうはんしゅみenjoying food, drink and entertainment in a small room
- 多趣味たしゅみhaving various interests; wide range of interests
- 妙趣みょうしゅexquisite beauty or charms
- 少女趣味しょうじょしゅみ(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.)
- 幽趣ゆうしゅa quiet (natural) setting
- 悪趣味あくしゅみbad taste
- 情趣じょうしゅmood; sentiment
- 意趣いしゅgrudge; malice
- 意趣晴らしいしゅばらしrevenge
- 意趣返しいしゅがえしrevenge
- 意趣遺恨いしゅいこんgrudge; spite
- 懐古趣味かいこしゅみnostalgia for the good old days; taste for the past
- 旨趣ししゅobjective; purport
- 景趣けいしゅelegance; taste
- 没趣味ぼつしゅみcommonplace; vapid
- 無趣味むしゅみhaving no hobbies; lacking interests
- 球趣きゅうしゅinterest in baseball
- 画趣がしゅpicturesqueness
- 異国趣味いこくしゅみtaste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life
- 異趣いしゅextraordinary appearance
- 興趣きょうしゅinterest (in something)
- 衒学趣味げんがくしゅみpedantry; display of one's learning
- 設立趣意書せつりつしゅいしょprospectus
- 詩趣ししゅpoetic
- 趣向を凝らすしゅこうをこらすto devise an elaborate plan; to exercise one's ingenuity
- 趣味が悪いしゅみがわるいbad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
- 趣味嗜好しゅみしこうinterests and preferences
- 趣味家しゅみかconnoisseur; devotee
- 趣味性しゅみせいparticular interest; fondness
- 趣好しゅこうpartiality
- 趣意しゅいmain meaning; opinion
- 趣旨説明しゅしせつめいexplanation of aim (esp. of a legislative bill); rationalization
- 趣致しゅちtaste; elegance
- 郵趣ゆうしゅphilately
- 郵趣家ゆうしゅかphilatelist; stamp collector
- 野趣やしゅrural beauty; rusticity
- 鍵穴趣味かぎあなしゅみvoyeurism
- 雅趣がしゅelegance
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 趣おもむきmeaning; tenor
- 趣きおもむきmeaning; tenor
- 盛大に趣くせいだいにおもむくto grow in prosperity
- 趣くおもむくto go in the direction of; to proceed toward
- 趣のあるおもむきのあるtasteful; elegant
- 趣深いおもむきぶかいelegant; charming
Other readings
- 帰趣きすうoutcome (of a course of events); consequence
- 成金趣味なりきんしゅみthe ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
- 立法趣旨りっぽうしゅしlegislative intent
Showing the 60 most common of 64 words. See them all in the graph.
Kanji that often appear with 趣
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