(きょうみ)

きょうみ
noun
interest (in something)
1. interest (in something)
Curiosity or attention directed toward something.
音楽(おんがく)興味(きょうみ)ある
I'm interested in music.
〜に興味(きょうみ)がある pattern
I became interested in Japanese history.
I was drawn to that movie's poster.
興味(きょうみ)()く = to attract interest
A friend recommended it and I got interested, and when I tried it, it was really fun.
When I was a child I was only interested in insects, but as I grew up I became interested in many things.

興味(きょうみ) means 'interest' (in the sense of curiosity).

Key patterns:

  • 〜に興味(きょうみ)ある: to be interested in ~
  • 〜に興味(きょうみ)(): to take an interest in ~
  • 興味(きょうみ)(ぶか)い: deeply interesting

Note: 興味(きょうみ) is interest as curiosity, not financial interest (利子(りし)/利息(りそく)).

Common collocations:

  • 興味(きょうみ)がわく: interest arises
  • 興味(きょうみ)(): to attract interest
  • 興味(きょうみ)(うしな)う: to lose interest