興 味(きょうみ)

きょうみ

noun

interest (in something)

1. interest (in something)

Curiosity or attention directed toward something.

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)を引(ひ)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).

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

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Added 2026.1.8 21:04 · Revised 2026.5.15 7:19

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