Entry
  1. Godan verb with 'mu' ending, Transitive verb

    to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to have an interest in (e.g. a hobby)

    Usually written using kana alone

    彼は時々ワインをたしなむが、たいていはウイスキーを飲む。
    He enjoys wine sometimes, but mostly he drinks whisky.
  2. to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

    Usually written using kana alone

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Characters in this word

1
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

like, taste, modest

Kun
たしな.むたしな.みこの.むこの.み
On
Strokes
13
Frequency
2465 of 2500
Radical
mouth

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Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
1-3-10SKIP code
3d10.4The Kanji Dictionary
6406.1Four corner code
55dcUnicode hex code
1-51-47JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
972Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
870New Nelson (John Haig)
4089Morohashi
shi4Pinyin reading
giKorean reading