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    3. 好奇

    好奇

    好こう奇き

    inquisitiveness

    KMT10News #42+1NounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    こうき

    Noun

    1.
    inquisitiveness

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは好こう奇き心しんが旺おう盛せいだ。

    He is very inquisitive.

    KMT8Emotions & Psychology
    人にん間げんの好こう奇き心しんは、文ぶん明めいの発はっ展てんの原げん動どう力りょくとなってきた。

    Human curiosity has been the driving force behind the development of civilization.

    KMT9Emotions & PsychologyHistory
    子こ供どもたちは新あたらしいものに強つよい好こう奇きを示しめす。

    Children show strong curiosity towards new things.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの飽あくなき好こう奇きが、数かず々かずの発はっ見けんへと彼かれを導みちびいた。

    His insatiable curiosity led him to numerous discoveries.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyScience & Math
    彼かの女じょの好こう奇きの目めは、世せ界かいのあらゆる現げん象しょうを捉とらえようとしていた。

    Her curious eyes tried to capture every phenomenon in the world.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life

    Kanji that make up this word

    好
    この.む・す.く・よ.い・い.い…(5)
    fond・pleasing・like something
    奇
    く.しき・あや.しい・くし・めずら.しい…(1)
    strange・strangeness・curiosity
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