趣味(しゅみ)

しゅみ
noun
hobby
1. hobby, interest
An activity done regularly for enjoyment during leisure time. Something one likes to do as a pastime.
趣味(しゅみ)は何(なん)ですか。
What is your hobby?
Very common self-introduction question
私(わたし)の趣味(しゅみ)は読書(どくしょ)です。
My hobby is reading.
趣味(しゅみ)で写真(しゃしん)を撮(と)っています。
I take photos as a hobby.

趣味(しゅみ) refers to hobbies or personal interests pursued for enjoyment.

COMMON PATTERNS:

  • 趣味(しゅみ)は何(なん)ですか: What are your hobbies?
  • 私(わたし)の趣味(しゅみ)は〜です: My hobby is ~
  • 趣味(しゅみ)で〜する: to do ~ as a hobby
  • 趣味(しゅみ)が合(あ)う: to share the same hobbies

POPULAR HOBBIES:

  • 読書(どくしょ): reading
  • 映画鑑賞(えいがかんしょう): watching movies
  • 旅行(りょこう): travel
  • 料理(りょうり): cooking
  • 音楽鑑賞(おんがくかんしょう): listening to music

USAGE NOTE:
趣味(しゅみ) is a standard topic in Japanese self-introductions (自己紹介(じこしょうかい)). When asked, it's common to answer with a noun: 「趣味(しゅみ)は読書(どくしょ)です」rather than using a verb.

SECOND MEANING:
趣味(しゅみ) can also mean 'taste' as in aesthetic preference: 趣味(しゅみ)がいい (has good taste), 趣味(しゅみ)が悪(わる)い (has bad taste).

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Added 2026.1.7 21:52 · Revised 2026.2.19 11:56
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