異国趣味

Reading

Kana: いこくしゅみ

Romaji: ikokushumi

Definition

noun

1

taste for the exotic; infatuation with a foreign way of life; exoticism

Note: yojijukugo

Kanji

異

Readings: イ、 こと、 こと.なる、 け

Meanings: uncommon, different, queerness, strangeness, wonderful, curious, unusual

国

Readings: コク、 くに

Meaning: country

趣

Readings: シュ、 おもむき、 おもむ.く

Meanings: purport, gist, elegance, interest, proceed to, tend, become

味

Readings: ミ、 あじ、 あじ.わう

Meanings: flavor, taste