感かん興きょう

noun

interest; inspiration; enjoyment

Refers to a feeling of being moved, inspired, or deeply interested, often in response to art, nature, or an experience. Slightly literary; in casual speech, 興味 or 感動 are more common.

• その絵えを見みて深ふかい感かん興きょうを覚おぼえた。

  I felt a deep sense of inspiration when I saw that painting.

• 旅たび先さきでの出で会あいが彼かれの感かん興きょうをそそった。

  The encounters during his travels stirred his interest.