興 — Japanese kanji
16 strokes · N1
Meanings: Entertain, Revive, Retrieve, Interest, Pleasure
On’yomi: こう、きょう · Kun’yomi: おこ.る、おこ.す
Radicals in 興
- ハ — (0 strokes)
- 一 — one (1 strokes)
- 冂 — upside-down box (2 strokes)
- 口 — mouth (3 strokes)
- 臼 — mortar (6 strokes)
Words using 興
- 興味 (きょうみ): interest （「コンピューターに」 ～が あります： be interested [in computers]) — ボーナスは 何に 使いますか — Cause, effect, and change
- 興味深い (きょうみぶかい): interesting; intriguing — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 21 - Communication and Information Sharing
- 興味本位 (きょうみほんい): out of curiosity; for curiosity's sake — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 22 - Work Styles
- 興奮（する） (こうふん（する）): get excited; be excited — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 19 - Traditional Culture
- 示す（興味を～） (しめす（きょうみを～）): show interest; indicate interest — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 15 - Manners and Etiquette
- 即興 (そっきょう): improvised; impromptu — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 即興演奏 (そっきょうえんそう): improvised performance; improvisation — Minna Intermediate - Lesson 20 - Technology and Everyday Life
- 復興 (復興（ふっこう）): revival; reconstruction — Unit 04 Nouns B (281–380)
- 興味 (興味（きょうみ）): to be interested in — School, Education and Research
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