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43 趣 Gist

Alternative Meanings

Vibe, Taste, Charm

Part of Speech

Noun

Reading

おもむき

  • Kyoko(Tokyo accent, female)
  • Kenichi(Tokyo accent, male)

Context Sentence

こんなに趣のあるお持ち帰り用の容器を見たのは初めてです。

I’ve never seen such a tasteful doggie bag before.

Meaning Explanation

The kanji and the word are exactly the same. That means they share meanings as well.

Reading Explanation

Oh my goodness. The reading of this word! Try to think of it as your thought (思) cow (む) key (き). In your thoughts, you think of the cow key, which will unlock the door in front of you... at least that's what you think it is... you're not sure. But, you're pretty sure it's the gist of how you get inside the door. Is it?

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