Kanji
Readingきょう
Frequency63%
Used in (48 in total)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
very interesting; of great interest
to have an interest (in)
of no interest; not interested
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
interest; fun; inspiration
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
to be amused or interested in
half out of interest; mostly out of curiosity
interest (in something)
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
to lose interest; to be dampened (of enjoyment, interest, etc.); to fall flat; to turn sour
to amuse oneself; to make merry
improvised; impromptu; extemporaneous; off-the-cuff; ad-lib
improvisation (usu. musical); impromptu performance
to have one's fun spoiled; to have one's enthusiasm dampened
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
entertainment expenses
poetic inspiration
enjoyment of spring; interest in spring
uninteresting; tending to spoil the fun (pleasure) (of); throwing a wet blanket (on)
merrymaking without paying
pavilion for weapons storage (in Heian Palace)
kill-joy; wet-blanket; spoiling the fun
the pleasantness of autumn
to be a wet-blanket; to spoil a person's pleasure