How to say hobby in Japanese

Example Sentences

私watashi のno 趣味shumi はha 音楽ongaku をwo 聞くkiku ことkoto ですdesu。: My hobby is listening to music.
誰dare がga どんなdonna 趣味shumi だろうdarou とto 君のkimino 知ったshitta ことkoto かka？: Is it any of your business what someone's hobby is?
「意外なigaina 趣味shumi だda なna・・・転校生tenkousei」「俺ore はha 可愛いkawaii からkara 許すyurusu」: "That's an unusual hobby she's got, the transfer student." "She's cute so it's fine with me."
研究kenkyuu というtoiu ほどhodo でもdemo・・・素人shirouto のno 道楽douraku ですdesu よyo、おo はずかしいhazukashii。: It can hardly be called research... just an amateur's hobby, I'm ashamed to say.
腕時計udedokei のno 収集shuushuu がga 趣味shumi だda。: The collection of wristwatches is a hobby.

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