'Shumi' is a very useful word to know in Japanese, especially when you are talking to friends or colleagues outside of work. It means 'Hobby' or 'Hobbies'. Talking about your hobbies or that of your friend is a great way to get the conversation started.
Here is a list of popular Japanese hobbies, that would be useful to learn and make part of your vocabulary. Dokusho = Reading, Engei = Gardening, Ikebana = Traditional flower arranging, Ryori = Cooking, Haikingu = Hiking, Supotsu = Sports, Rakugaki = Drawing, Undou = Exercise, Eiga = Movies and Onagaku = Music.
Sleeping and Eating are not usually considered hobbies. They may well be in Japane. What is that? It is due to the busy life of the typical Japanese man or woman. After working hard at the office or being busy at home with household duties, when it comes time to relax and enjoy oneself, eating, drinking, and sleeping fall into those categories (usually at night or on the weekend). these 'hobbies' can be enjoyed while there is some "time to kill" before starting it all over again the next day, Monday morning, or after a vacation or holiday.
It's also important to know that when a Japanese person really likes a hobby, chances are they are crazy about it, and will often devote their time to it. This is especially true with some of the traditional arts and hobbies of Japan such as: flower arranging, tanka and haiku poetry, playing the game of go, and traditional ink painting which is what older people often do.
Young people enjoy going out to bars or clubs, drinking with friends, or even going to the computer or manga coffee shop. For housewives, their hobbies are mostly of shopping, cooking, going to a coffee shop, and some of the traditional arts. For men, especially businessmen, their hobbies would consist mostly of playing golf, drinking with their coworkers, hiking in the mountains, or going to a baseball game.
Here are some expressions that you can use to say that you can do something related to your hobby such as: Watashi wa karate ga dekimasu = I can do karate You can also say: Watashi no shumi wa __________ desu. = My hobby is/are _____________. Watshi wa __________ ga suki desu. = I like _________________. Watashi wa ___________ ni kyoumi ga arimasu. = I am interested in __________________. - 30216
Here is a list of popular Japanese hobbies, that would be useful to learn and make part of your vocabulary. Dokusho = Reading, Engei = Gardening, Ikebana = Traditional flower arranging, Ryori = Cooking, Haikingu = Hiking, Supotsu = Sports, Rakugaki = Drawing, Undou = Exercise, Eiga = Movies and Onagaku = Music.
Sleeping and Eating are not usually considered hobbies. They may well be in Japane. What is that? It is due to the busy life of the typical Japanese man or woman. After working hard at the office or being busy at home with household duties, when it comes time to relax and enjoy oneself, eating, drinking, and sleeping fall into those categories (usually at night or on the weekend). these 'hobbies' can be enjoyed while there is some "time to kill" before starting it all over again the next day, Monday morning, or after a vacation or holiday.
It's also important to know that when a Japanese person really likes a hobby, chances are they are crazy about it, and will often devote their time to it. This is especially true with some of the traditional arts and hobbies of Japan such as: flower arranging, tanka and haiku poetry, playing the game of go, and traditional ink painting which is what older people often do.
Young people enjoy going out to bars or clubs, drinking with friends, or even going to the computer or manga coffee shop. For housewives, their hobbies are mostly of shopping, cooking, going to a coffee shop, and some of the traditional arts. For men, especially businessmen, their hobbies would consist mostly of playing golf, drinking with their coworkers, hiking in the mountains, or going to a baseball game.
Here are some expressions that you can use to say that you can do something related to your hobby such as: Watashi wa karate ga dekimasu = I can do karate You can also say: Watashi no shumi wa __________ desu. = My hobby is/are _____________. Watshi wa __________ ga suki desu. = I like _________________. Watashi wa ___________ ni kyoumi ga arimasu. = I am interested in __________________. - 30216
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