興味
きょうみ
hepburn kyoumi
interest
Part of speech · noun
Pattern visualization
Examples
- 音楽に興味があります。I am interested in music.
- 子供が科学に興味を持ち始めました。My child has started to take an interest in science.
Collocations
興味がある興味を持つ興味深い興味がない興味を引く
Mnemonic
興味 kyoumi — 興 (to rise, enthusiasm) + 味 (taste). Enthusiasm rises and one feels its "taste" — interest. The object of interest is marked with に: 音楽に興味がある (to be interested in music). 興味がある is a high-frequency pattern worth memorizing whole.
Quick check
Which correctly says "to be interested in music"?