趣味

しゅみ

hobby

Mnemonic

What you run to take up and have a taste for. Mine is karaoke, since you ask. Show しゅ me み yours: しゅみ.

Built from

趣

purport, taste

走 run + 取 take

味

taste, sense

口 mouth + 未 not yet

Words sharing these kanji

意味 meaning, significance 興味 interest 味 taste, flavor 美味しい tasty 味方 friend, ally 味わう to taste, to appreciate

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