Japanese

こうきしん
Meaning: curiosity; inquisitiveness
Part of Speech: Noun

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Handwriting

好
奇
心

Example sentences

Young children have strong curiosity.
彼は好奇心に駆られて、その古い箱を開けた。
He was driven by curiosity to open the old box.
その偉大な科学者には、子供の頃の好奇心にまつわる多くの逸話が残っている。
There are many anecdotes about that great scientist's childhood curiosity.
知的好奇心こそが、あらゆる発明の源である。
Intellectual curiosity is the source of all inventions.
彼女は新しい知識に対して旺盛な好奇心を持っている。
She has a voracious curiosity for new knowledge.
好奇心は新しい知識の源泉である。
Curiosity is the source of new knowledge.
子供たちの好奇心と想像力は無限大だ。
Children's curiosity and imagination are infinite.
彼女は宇宙への飽くなき好奇心を持っている。
She has an insatiable curiosity about space.
彼の好奇心は底無しで、皆が驚いた。
His curiosity seemed bottomless, and everyone was surprised.
彼は好奇心にかられて、その古い箱を開けた。
Driven by curiosity, he opened that old box.

Usage Notes

Usually used with adjectives like '強い' (strong) or '旺盛だ' (abundant).

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