興 Kanji – entertain
The Japanese kanji 興 can mean entertain, revive, retrieve, interest, pleasure.
Meaning and Readings
How is 興 read?
興 has the onyomi readings コウ, キョウ and the kunyomi readings おこる, おこす.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kou, kyou, okoru, okosu.
Common Japanese Words Using 興
These common Japanese words contain 興. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 興す（おこす） — to vitalize (e.g. an industry), to invigorate, to energize, to revive, to promote, to make prosperous
- 興業（こうぎょう） — promotion of industry, inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
- 興行（こうぎょう） — show, performance, act
- 興信所（こうしんじょ） — detective agency, enquiry agency
- 興奮（こうふん） — excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
- 興味（きょうみ） — interest (in something), curiosity (about something), zest (for)
- 興味深い（きょうみぶかい） — very interesting, of great interest
- 興隆（こうりゅう） — rise, prosperity
- 振興（しんこう） — promotion, encouragement
- 新興（しんこう） — rising, developing, emergent, burgeoning, new