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Meaning of 嗜み(たしなみ) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 嗜み

Kana Reading たしなみ

Romaji tashinami

Parts of speech

noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

Meaning

taste (in goods, etc.)

Example sentence

彼は金持ちだがたしなみがない。 He has more money than taste.
Parts of speech

Meaning

prudence; preparedness

Example sentence

大部分ではないにしても多くの人々が文学的趣味を優美なたしなみと見なしている。 Many people, if not most, look on literary taste as an elegant accomplishment.
Parts of speech

Meaning

modesty; restraint
Parts of speech

Meaning

knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

Examples of 嗜み, たしなみ in a sentence

彼は金持ちだがたしなみがない。

He has more money than taste.
大部分ではないにしても多くの人々が文学的趣味を優美なたしなみと見なしている。

Many people, if not most, look on literary taste as an elegant accomplishment.

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Kanji in this word

嗜

13 strokes

like, taste, modest

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: たしな.む, たしな.み, この.む, この.み

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