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興

entertain
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingコウ、キョウ
Kun readingおこ.る、おこ.す
JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. entertainRtK
  2. interest
    彼は富の追求だけに興味を持った。He was interested in only the pursuit of wealth.tatoeba
    彼は日本語に非常に興味を持っていますよ。He's very much interested in the Japanese language.tatoeba
  3. pleasure
  4. retrieve
  5. revive
  1. entertainment
  2. implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

Popular Usage

興味興じる

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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staples · same · monks · hood (冂) · one (一) · mouth (口) · tool (斤) · animal legs (儿) · eight (八)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 1533

Compound words

興味きょうみ
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
興すおこす
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to revive; to promote
興業こうぎょう
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
興行こうぎょう
show; performance; act; entertainment industry; show business
興奮こうふん
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
興隆こうりゅう
rise; prosperity
振興しんこう
promotion; encouragement
新興しんこう
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
即興そっきょう
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore; ad-lib
復興ふっこう
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery
興信所こうしんじょ
detective agency; enquiry agency
興味深いきょうみぶかい
very interesting; of great interest
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)
一興いっきょう
amusement
感興かんきょう
interest
興るおこる
to rise
興亜こうあ
raising Asia
興起こうき
rise
興趣きょうしゅ
interest (in something)
興亡こうぼう
rise and fall
勃興ぼっこう
sudden rise to power
余興よきょう
sideshow, entertainment
興がるきょうがる
to be amused or interested in
興ずるきょうずる
to amuse oneself

Additional Examples

彼は日本の歴史に非常に興味を持っており、その知識の深さには驚くばかりである。
He is very much interested in Japanese history. We are surprised at his vast knowledge of the subject.tatoeba
彼は日本の歴史に非常に興味を持っている。
He is very much interested in Japanese history.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

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