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Dictionary: “興味”

興味

きょうみ

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

Example sentence

Are you interested in flowers?

Kanji details

Kun/On information

興
On
こう;きょう
Kun
おこ.る;おこ.す
Stroke count
16

・entertain

・revive

・retrieve

・interest

・pleasure

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味
On
み
Kun
あじ;あじ.わう
Stroke count
8

・flavor

・taste

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Related words to 興味

17 related words

興味津々

きょうみしんしん

→

very interesting;of absorbing interest;having a keen interest (in);being immensely curious (about)

興味深い

きょうみぶかい

→

very interesting;of great interest

興味が薄い

きょうみがうすい

→

uninteresting

興味ない

きょうみない

→

uninterested (in);having no interest (in)

興味の薄い

きょうみのうすい

→

uninteresting

興味をそそる

きょうみをそそる

→

to arouse someone's interest;to whet (appetite);to be appealing;to be intriguing;to be fascinating

興味を引く

きょうみをひく

→

to attract interest;to arouse someone's interest

興味を持つ

きょうみをもつ

→

to have an interest (in)

興味半分

きょうみはんぶん

→

half out of interest;mostly out of curiosity

興味本位

きょうみほんい

→

(just) out of curiosity;(just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity;aimed chiefly at amusing;sensational (e.g. magazine)

興味索然

きょうみさくぜん

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uninteresting;tending to spoil the fun (of);throwing a wet blanket (on)

興味しんしん

きょうみしんしん

→

very interesting;of absorbing interest;having a keen interest (in);being immensely curious (about)

興味ぶかい

きょうみぶかい

→

very interesting;of great interest

興味をひく

きょうみをひく

→

to attract interest;to arouse someone's interest

興味をもつ

きょうみをもつ

→

to have an interest (in)

興味無い

きょうみない

→

uninterested (in);having no interest (in)

興味津津

きょうみしんしん

→

very interesting;of absorbing interest;having a keen interest (in);being immensely curious (about)