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
彼は日本の歴史に深い興味を持っている。

He has a deep interest in Japanese history.

歴史 れきし
日本の歴史に興味がある。

I am interested in Japanese history.

興奮 こうふん
試合の結末に観客は興奮した。

The audience was excited by the outcome of the match.

愛液 あいえき
彼女は興奮して愛液が溢れ出た

She became excited, and vaginal fluid overflowed.

興味深い きょうみぶかい
最新の科学技術に関する話は、非常に興味深い。

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

講義 こうぎ
教授の講義は非常に興味深く、学生たちに人気がある。

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、宇宙の神秘に興味を持つようになった。

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

興味ない きょうみない
今のところ、結婚には興味ない。

For now, I'm not interested in marriage.

興味津々 きょうみしんしん
彼は新しいプロジェクトの行方に興味津々だ。

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

身を乗り出す みをのりだす
彼は興味津々で身を乗り出した

He leaned forward with great interest.

Example Vocabulary

興味

きょうみ

interest; curiosity

興奮

こうふん

excitement; stimulation; agitation

興味深い

きょうみぶかい

interesting; fascinating; intriguing

興味を持つ

きょうみをもつ

to have an interest in; to be interested in

興味ない

きょうみない

not interested; no interest

興味津々

きょうみしんしん

extremely interested, filled with curiosity

復興

ふっこう

reconstruction; revival; recovery

興じる

きょうじる

to amuse oneself; to take pleasure in; to be absorbed in

興奮気味

こうふんぎみ

slightly excited; showing a hint of excitement

興味本位

きょうみほんい

curiosity-driven; judging or acting only because something seems interesting

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