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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
JōyōGrade 5
  1. interest
  2. entertainment
  3. pleasure
  4. implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

Popular Usage

興味興じる

Radicals and components

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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)

Stroke Order

16 strokes

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