► 動詞
希望 [きぼう] [希望する] [liter] meaning: prefer rank: 1
☆ 電子メールでの通知を希望される方はアドレスを記入して下さい ⇨ If you prefer to be notified by Email, please provide an Email address
好む [(2)このむ] [liter] meaning: prefer rank: 2
☆ 彼は独力でやることを好む ⇨ He prefers to do things by himself (☛ Usually used in third-party sentences)
嗜好 [しこう] [嗜好する] meaning: prefer rank: 4
☆ 人によって嗜好するものは異なる ⇨ What one prefers differs depending on each individual. Everybody has different taste (☛ Typically preference for things that appeal to senses, like food, drink, perfume, music, etc.)
► 名詞
趣味 [(1)しゅみ] meaning: prefer rank: 1
☆ あんなブスが好きなんてあいつは変な趣味をしている ⇨ He has very weird taste to like an ugly woman like her
☆ 彼女は服装の趣味が悪い ⇨ She has very bad fashion sense
好み [(2)このみ] meaning: prefer rank: 2
☆ それは個人の好みの問題だ ⇨ That’s a matter of personal preference
☆ 彼女とは好みが合わない ⇨ She and I don’t like the same things, don’t have the same tastes
好み [(2)このみ] [好みに合う] meaning: prefer rank: 2
☆ この料理は日本人の好みに合わない ⇨ This cuisine is not to the taste of Japanese
嗜好 [しこう] meaning: prefer rank: 3
☆ この料理は日本人の嗜好に合わない ⇨ This cuisine won’t meet the taste of Japanese
☆ コーヒーは嗜好品と言われる ⇨ Coffee is called non-essential, for-pleasure item (☛ Food items consumed not for nutrition but for enjoyment)
志向 [しこう] meaning: prefer rank: 3
☆ 本物志向の顧客向け商品 ⇨ The products for customers who want genuine things with substance (☛ Usually a preference for something good)
好き嫌い [すききらい] meaning: prefer rank: 3
☆ うちの子供は食べ物の好き嫌いが激しい ⇨ My child is very fussy about food
☆ 納豆は好き嫌いが分かれる ⇨ Natto is polarizing. Some people love it, some people hate it
► 形容詞
好ましい [(4)このましい] [liter] meaning: prefer rank: 3
☆ 色々な種類の食べ物を食べることが好ましい ⇨ It is preferable to eat many different kinds of food