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興味

きょうみ

interest

Mnemonic

Lift a thing onto the table and watch who leans in for a taste of it. Kyo きょう, me み, and some of them will still be there an hour later: きょうみ.

Built from

interest, rise
Hands at all four corners lifting something up together, the shape of a thing being raised.
taste, sense
口 mouth + 未 not yet

Words sharing these kanji

excitement, agitation meaning, significance taste, flavor tasty friend, ally hobby to taste, to appreciate

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