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物好き

ものずき

idle curiosity; eccentric taste; person with peculiar tastes

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Examples

  1. 物好きな人もいるものだ。

    ものずきなひともいるものだ。

    It takes all sorts — some people have the strangest tastes.

  2. こんな辺鄙な村にわざわざ住むなんて物好きだね。

    こんなへんぴなむらにわざわざすむなんてものずきだね。

    Choosing to live in a backwater like this — you have odd tastes.

  3. 彼は物好きで、壊れた時計ばかり集めている。

    かれはものずきで、こわれたとけいばかりあつめている。

    He has peculiar tastes; all he collects is broken clocks.

Common patterns

物好きな人
an eccentric; someone with odd tastes
物好きにも
oddly enough; of all things
物好きだね
you've got strange tastes

Memory tip

Literally 'liking (odd) things' — a mildly teasing label for someone whose tastes are eccentric, or for the whim itself. It is not the neutral 好奇心 'curiosity', so don't use it to praise an inquiring mind.

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