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趣味

しゅみ

hobby

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Examples

  1. 趣味は何ですか。

    しゅみはなんですか。

    What are your hobbies?

  2. 私の趣味は写真を撮る事です。

    わたしのしゅみはしゃしんをとることです。

    My hobby is taking photographs.

  3. 趣味が同じ友達ができて、うれしいです。

    しゅみがおなじともだちができて、うれしいです。

    I'm glad I've made a friend with the same hobbies.

Common patterns

趣味は〜です
my hobby is ~
趣味が合う
have tastes in common
多趣味
having many hobbies

Memory tip

趣味 is something you actually do regularly, and 趣味は…です is standard in a self-introduction. Don't confuse it with 興味, which is interest in something you may never do.

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