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How do you say "curious" in Japanese?
好奇心旺盛な
koukishin'ousei na
In Japanese, "curious" is 好奇心旺盛な (koukishin'ousei na).
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Pronunciation
This one is long: koh-kee-shin-OH-say-na, run it smoothly with no pause between koukishin and ousei, ending on a light na.
Writing and usage
好奇心旺盛な is written using kanji. It's a adjective, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
その子は何にでも好奇心旺盛だった。
sono ko ha nani nidemo koukishin'ousei datta.
The child was curious about everything.
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How to remember 好奇心旺盛な
Koukishin has 'kishin' buried in it, think of a curious cat kissing every new object it finds out of pure nosiness.
Related words
- jealous 嫉妬深い shittobukai
- proud 誇らしい hokorashii
- ashamed 恥ずかしい hazukashii
- embarrassed 恥ずかしい hazukashii
- confused 混乱している konran shiteiru
- bored 退屈だ taikutsu da
- lonely 孤独だ kodoku da
- grateful 感謝している kanshashi teiru
- generous 寛大だ kandai da
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Questions about 好奇心旺盛な
How do you pronounce 好奇心旺盛な?
This one is long: koh-kee-shin-OH-say-na, run it smoothly with no pause between koukishin and ousei, ending on a light na.
Is 好奇心旺盛な formal or casual?
好奇心旺盛な is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 好奇心旺盛な written in Japanese?
好奇心旺盛な is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as koukishin'ousei na.
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