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趣 - N1 Kanji

Meaning of 趣 意味

purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become

趣 is one of the most commonly used Japanese kanji, and it also has a lot of special readings in addition to the standard onyomi and kunyomi readings.

ONYOMI 音読み

おもむき omomuki
おもむ.く omomu.ku

KUNYOMI 訓読み

シュ shu

Examples

彼の最新作は趣を異にする。His latest work belongs to a different category.
それは、いくぶんナンセンスな趣きの楽しさがあった。It was a delightful bit of nonsense.
機知は会話に趣を添える。Wit gives zest to conversation.

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