VOCABULARY
たしなむ
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to enjoy (in moderation) / have a taste for
have a liking for, have a taste for, be refined in, practice (a hobby, good manners), dabble in
verb
Example sentences
祖父は若い頃から俳句をたしなんでいる。
My grandfather has had a taste for haiku since he was young.
彼は酒を少したしなむ程度だ。
He only enjoys a little alcohol in moderation.
母は茶道を長年たしなんできた。
My mother has practiced the tea ceremony for many years.
彼女は書道も絵画もたしなむ。
She dabbles in both calligraphy and painting.
Practice exercises
1
彼は休日に釣りを嗜む。
He dabbles in fishing on holidays.
Answer
嗜む嗜みます
2
彼は毎晩、少量の葡萄酒を嗜んでいる。
Every evening, he is enjoying a small amount of wine in moderation.
Answer
嗜んでいる嗜んでいます
3
若い頃から書道を嗜んできたおかげで、美しい字が書けるようになった。
Thanks to practicing calligraphy with a taste for it since young, he can now write beautiful characters.
Answer
嗜んできた嗜んできました
4
母は若い頃から茶道を嗜んだ。
My mother had a taste for the tea ceremony from a young age.
Answer
嗜んだ嗜みました
5
祖父は俳句を嗜む。
My grandfather has a taste for haiku.
Answer
嗜む嗜みます