興味|きょうみkyoumi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nouninterest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
   あなたは花はなに興味きょうみがありますか。↗

   Are you interested in flowers?

• Synonym関心かんしんNeutralConcern about something, as in 「政治に関心がある」; more a rational, considered concern than the lighter 興味.
• Synonym感興かんきょうWrittenWritten/formal prose for zest or the feeling of being intrigued, as in 「感興をそそる」.
• Synonym興きょうNeutralWhen written 「興」, read 「おこし」: a roasted-grain sweet bound with syrup. Unrelated in meaning to 興味.
• Related注目ちゅうもくNeutralAttention or notice, as in 「注目を集める」; centers on eyes being fixed on something rather than finding it interesting.
• Related嘱目しょくもくWrittenWritten/formal prose for watching something with high expectations, as in 「将来を嘱目される」.
• RelatedインタレストCasualA loanword for interest, also for stakes or interests; seldom used in daily life.
• Antonym無関心むかんしんNeutralThe opposite of 興味: indifference or apathy toward something, as in 「政治に無関心」.
• Antonym退屈たいくつNeutralThe opposite of 興味: boredom — dull and uninteresting, with no spark of interest.

Use 「興味」 by default for interest. For rational concern pick 「関心」, for eyes fixed on something 「注目」; 「嘱目」 and 「感興」 are written/formal. 「無関心」 and 「退屈」 are opposites; 「インタレスト」 is a rare loanword, and 「興(おこし)」 is an unrelated sweet.

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1. あることを面白おもしろいと思おもう気持きもち。関心かんしん。