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Meaning of 興味 in Japanese
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興味JLPT 4
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Kana Readingきょうみ
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Romajikyōmi
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
- Meaning
- interest (in something)
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Examples of 興味, きょうみ in a sentence
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あんたらの名前なんか興味ないね。どうせこの仕事が終わるとお別れだ。
I don't care what your names are. Once this job's over, I'm out of here.
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黒魔法の話を聞きたいです。学院ではさわりしか聞いたことがないんですが興味があります。
I'd like to hear about black magic. I was only told the highlights in the academy, and it interests me.
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He listened to my pitch, so he must be interested.
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かくかくしかじかで、と事情を説明したのだが、あんまり興味なさそうな相槌しか返ってこなかった。
I explained the situation, as this, that and such and such, but they just nodded along without showing much interest.
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あら、あまり興味なかったはずなのに、どういう風の吹き回しかな。
Really? You didn't show much interest before. I wonder what's got into you?
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Interest in baseball cuts across classes and ages in this country.
Related Kanji
16 strokes
entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure
On'Yomi: コウ, キョウ
Kun'Yomi: おこ.る, おこ.す