Illustration: At a neighborhood shokudō, a diner happily bites into an umeboshi, eyes narrowing with pleasure. Their tray also holds vinegared cucumber and a generous wedge of lemon beside grilled fish; the lemon has already been squeezed thoroughly.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

嗜し好こう

shikou

taste, preference

Example sentences

  1. コーヒーは酸味さんみのないものの方ほうが父ちちの嗜好しこうに合あうようだ。

    Coffee without acidity seems to suit my father’s taste better.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. また、嗜好しこう調査ちょうさでは10代だいから最もっとも高たかい支持しじを得えていた。

    Furthermore, a preference survey showed the highest support was given by teenagers.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 千利休せんのりきゅうらの嗜好しこうを反映はんえいした、歪ゆがんで厚あつみのある形状けいじょうが特徴とくちょうである。

    Its characteristics are the distorted and thick body reflecting the taste SEN no Rikyu loved.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 嗜好

  • 嗜like; tasteOnシKunたしなむ・たしなみ・このむ
  • 好fond; pleasingOnコウKunこのむ・すく・よい

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