音読み: シュ
訓読み: おもむき
画数: 15
部首: 走（そうにょう）
Meaning
Charm / Appearance / Flavor / Meaning.
- 趣味 — hobby; taste; interest
- 趣向 — plan; device; contrivance
- 趣旨 — aim; intent; point
- 趣 — charm; atmosphere; character; true meaning (formal/literary)
趣 combines 走 (そうにょう) “to run” with 取 “to take, grasp.” The original image was of moving quickly toward something you take or pursue. From this action it came to mean direction, inclination, and by extension charm, taste, or meaning.
Think: 取 “to take” combined with 取走 “to run.” To run toward something you take hold of — that’s 取趣, an inclination, direction, or charm that draws you in.
Forms
趣味 — hobby; interest; taste