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There are 23 total results for your 興味 search.

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興味


兴味

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xìng wèi
    xing4 wei4
hsing wei
 kyoumi / kyomi
    きょうみ
interest; taste
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

興味ない

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 kyouminai / kyominai
    きょうみない
(adjective) of no interest; not interested

興味半分

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 kyoumihanbun / kyomihanbun
    きょうみはんぶん
(expression) half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity

興味本位

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 kyoumihoni / kyomihoni
    きょうみほんい
(adj-na,adj-no) (yoji) (just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

興味津々

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 kyoumishinshin / kyomishinshin
    きょうみしんしん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

興味津津

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 kyoumishinshin / kyomishinshin
    きょうみしんしん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

興味深い

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 kyoumibukai / kyomibukai
    きょうみぶかい
(adjective) very interesting; of great interest

興味無い

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 kyouminai / kyominai
    きょうみない
(adjective) of no interest; not interested

興味索然

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 kyoumisakuzen / kyomisakuzen
    きょうみさくぜん
(adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (of); throwing a wet blanket (on)

興味が薄い

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 kyoumigausui / kyomigausui
    きょうみがうすい
(exp,adj-i) (See 興味の薄い) uninteresting

興味の薄い

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 kyouminousui / kyominosui
    きょうみのうすい
(adjective) (See 興味が薄い) uninteresting

興味ぶかい

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 kyoumibukai / kyomibukai
    きょうみぶかい
(adjective) very interesting; of great interest

興味をひく

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 kyoumiohiku / kyomiohiku
    きょうみをひく
(exp,v5k) to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

興味をもつ

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 kyoumiomotsu / kyomiomotsu
    きょうみをもつ
(exp,v5t) to have an interest

興味を引く

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 kyoumiohiku / kyomiohiku
    きょうみをひく
(exp,v5k) to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

興味を持つ

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 kyoumiomotsu / kyomiomotsu
    きょうみをもつ
(exp,v5t) to have an interest

興味しんしん

see styles
 kyoumishinshin / kyomishinshin
    きょうみしんしん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

興味をそそる

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 kyoumiososoru / kyomiososoru
    きょうみをそそる
(exp,v5r) to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating

Variations:
興味ない
興味無い

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 kyouminai / kyominai
    きょうみない
(exp,adj-i) uninterested (in); having no interest (in)

Variations:
興味を引く
興味をひく

see styles
 kyoumiohiku / kyomiohiku
    きょうみをひく
(exp,v5k) to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

Variations:
興味を持つ
興味をもつ

see styles
 kyoumiomotsu / kyomiomotsu
    きょうみをもつ
(exp,v5t) to have an interest (in)

Variations:
興味深い(P)
興味ぶかい

see styles
 kyoumibukai / kyomibukai
    きょうみぶかい
(adjective) very interesting; of great interest

Variations:
興味津々(P)
興味しんしん
興味津津

see styles
 kyoumishinshin / kyomishinshin
    きょうみしんしん
(adj-no,adj-t,adv-to) (yoji) very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

This page contains 23 results for "興味" in Chinese and/or Japanese.



Information about this dictionary:

Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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