好み|このみkonomi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectiveliking; taste; fancy; fondness
   干物ひものは私の好このみに合あわない。↗

   Dried fish is not to my taste.
2. no-adjectivewish; desire; choice; preference

• Synonym嗜好しこうWrittenWritten/formal prose word for one's tastes in things like food, drink or music, as in 「嗜好品」「嗜好が変わる」; 「好み」 is more everyday.
• Synonym好きすきCasualColloquial adjectival noun that states liking directly, including romantic liking; 「好み」 is a noun for the preference or taste itself.
• Synonym偏好へんこうWrittenWritten/formal prose term for a partiality leaning toward one side, with a one-sided coloring; everyday speech uses 「好み」.
• Relatedお好みおこのみFormalFormal, polite version of 「好み」: in 「お好みで」 it leaves the choice or adjustment to the other person's own taste.
• AntonymきらいCasualColloquial antonym on the like–dislike axis: dislike or distaste; it can also refer to an undesirable tendency.
• Antonym苦手にがてCasualColloquial word for being bad at or unable to cope with something, as in 「辛いものが苦手」; opposite of 「好み」 meaning something suits your taste.

For personal taste or preference, use 「好み」. Say 「好き」 to state liking directly, 「嗜好」 in written prose, and 「お好みで」 to politely let someone choose. The antonym is 「嫌い」.

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1. 好このんでいること。また、そのもの。