嗜み

たしなみ

Meanings

1. Noun taste (in goods, etc.)
2. manners; etiquette
3. modesty; restraint; prudence
4. knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.); accomplishments
5. taking care of one's personal appearance

Kanji

• 嗜 taste for. Read as たしなみ.

Example sentences

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

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