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Kanji Detail for 興 - "prosper, rise, interest"
興
- Meaning
興 means "prosper, rise, interest."
Prosper - To flourish; to thrive.
Rise - To come into being; to start.
Interest - Enjoyment; enthusiasm.
Joy - Delight and pleasure; happiness.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
entertain; revive; retrieve; interest; pleasure
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
thrive, prosper, flourish
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
surname Xing
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to thrive, to prosper, to flourish
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
To rise. Such as saying 夙興夜寐 (rising early and sleeping late). | Prosperous. The meaning of revival. Such as 中興 (restoration), 興旺 (flourishing). | To initiate. Such as saying 大興土木 (undertaking major construction). | To create. Such as saying 謠諑繁興 (rumors abound). | Emotion stirred by things is called 興 (inspiration). One of the six principles of poetry. Meaning first speaking of other things to introduce the matter being sung about. | Pleasure. When thoughts are stirred, pleasure becomes 興. Such as saying 興致 (interest), 興會 (inspiration), 高興 (happy), 餘興 (remaining interest). All are this.
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Sentences including 興
She was very excited.
I am interested in japanese history.
Getting excited is not at all the same as getting angry.
What an interesting novel this is !
Politics didn't interest him.
I am busy , and i'm not interested in that , either.
ぼくは興味ありそうなふうをした。
I put on an air of interest.
She's only interested in fish and cockroaches.
I am not as interested in literature as you.
I'm not in the least interested in such things.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
それが源因かどうかは疑問だが、私の興味は往来で出合う知りもしない女に向かって多く働くだけであった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
始めのうちは珍しいので、この隠居じみた娯楽が私にも相当の興味を与えたが、少し時日が経つに伴れて、若い私の気力はそのくらいな刺戟で満足できなくなった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
かつて遊興のために往来をした覚えのない先生は、歓楽の交際から出る親しみ以上に、いつか私の頭に影響を与えていた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
学校の先生に聞いた方が好いでしょう」先生は一時非常の読書家であったが、その後どういう訳か、前ほどこの方面に興味が働かなくなったようだと、かつて奥さんから聞いた事があるのを、私はその時ふと思い出した。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「先生はなぜ元のように書物に興味をもち得ないんですか」「なぜという訳もありませんが」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
彼はモハメッドと剣という言葉に大いなる興味をもっているようでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もう年数もよほど経っていますし、それに私にはそれほど興味のない事ですから、判然とは覚えていませんが、何でもそこは日蓮の生れた村だとかいう話でした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
彼はモハメッドと剣という言葉に大いなる興味をもっているようでした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
もう年数もよほど経っていますし、それに私にはそれほど興味のない事ですから、判然とは覚えていませんが、何でもそこは日蓮の生れた村だとかいう話でした。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha