Vocabulary

What does 物好き (ものずき, monozuki) mean?

物好き (ものずき, monozuki) means curious, eccentric; an odd taste.

Quick facts
Readingものずき
Romajimonozuki
Part of speechnoun, na-adjective
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ものずき
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonmonozuki

curious, eccentric; an odd taste

  1. 1noun · na-adjective (idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy

Example sentences

  • Having such a dangerous hobby, you really are eccentric.

  • He is eccentric and only collects rare insects.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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