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嗜好
Meaning in Englishtaste, liking, preference
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What it means
嗜好 means a person’s personal taste or preference. It refers to what someone enjoys or tends to favor, shaping choices in food, drink, activities, or lifestyle; the term is often used in neutral or analytical contexts to discuss individual or group preferences.
Main meanings
- Personal taste or preference in general, describing what someone likes or tends to choose.
- Indulgence or fondness, suggesting a habitual or cultivated liking that influences behavior.
- In compounds like 嗜好品, denotes items kept for pleasure or luxury rather than necessity.
How to use it
Used as a noun in neutral to formal contexts to denote a person’s tastes or preferences; commonly appears in discussions of consumer behavior, gastronomy, psychology, and lifestyle analysis. It can refer to tastes for substances (food, drink) as well as preferences for activities or stylistic choices.
Variants and close terms
- 好み (konomi) — preference, taste; romaji konomi
- 趣味 (shumi) — hobby, interest; romaji shumi
- 嫌い (kirai) — dislike; romaji kirai
Composition
- 嗜: to indulge; appetite or inclination
- 好: like; fondness, preference
- Combined meaning: a person’s refined taste or liking, i.e., their personal inclination
Word class
Noun (名詞)
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Related words by kanji and components
N3
好み
konomi
liking, taste, preference
N3
好む
konomu
like, prefer, enjoy
N3
友好
yuukou
friendship, friendly relations
N4
格好
kakkou
appearance, shape, posture, style
N5
好きですが
suki desu ga
I like, but
N5
好きになりました
suki ni narimashita
came to like
N5
大好き
daisuki
love, like very much
N5
好き
suki
like
N5
好きではありません
suki dewa arimasen
do not like
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