Kanji

興

entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure

Kanji

Grade

Grade 5

Strokes

16 strokes

Radical

臼部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ, キョウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

おこる, おこす

Nanori (Name Reading)

おき, き, さかり, さかん, さき, とも, ふか, ふさ

Common Readings

キョウ, コウ, おこ…す, おこ…る

Example sentences

興味 きょうみ
日本 歴史 深い 興味 持っている

He has a deep interest in Japanese history.

歴史 れきし
日本 歴史 興味 ある

I am interested in Japanese history.

興奮 こうふん
試合 結末 観客 興奮した

The audience was excited by the outcome of the match.

愛液 あいえき
彼女 興奮 して 愛液 溢れ出た

She became excited, and vaginal fluid overflowed.

興味深い きょうみぶかい
最新 科学技術 関する 非常に 興味深い

The talk about the latest science and technology is very interesting.

講義 こうぎ
教授 講義 非常に 興味深く 学生 たち 人気 ある

The professor's lecture is very interesting and popular with students.

興味を持つ きょうみをもつ
最近 宇宙 神秘 興味を持つ よう なった

Lately, I've started to take an interest in the mysteries of the universe.

興味ない きょうみない
ところ 結婚 興味ない

For now, I'm not interested in marriage.

興味津々 きょうみしんしん
新しい プロジェクト 行方 興味津々

He is very curious about the direction of the new project.

身を乗り出す みをのりだす
興味津々 身を乗り出した

He leaned forward with great interest.

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