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興ざめ (きょうざめ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, na-adjective, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
spoiled fun ; loss of interest ; wet blanket ; turn-off
Describes a situation or remark that kills the mood, spoils the fun, or makes people lose enthusiasm. Often used as a noun or na-adjective, and can take する to mean 'to spoil the fun' or 'to lose interest'.
は
途と
中ちゅう
から
興きょう
ざめ
だっ
た
。
That movie was a turn-off from the middle onward.
Written forms 興きょう ざめ Usage 82%
Common mixed kanji-kana spelling; the kana ざめ avoids the less common kanji 醒.
興きょう 醒ざ め Usage 18%
Full kanji spelling using 醒, which is standard but less frequent in modern writing.
興きょう 冷ざ め
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 冷 is not standard for this word.
興きょう 覚ざ め
irregular kanji usage
Irregular kanji usage; 覚 is not standard for this word.
Kanji 興 entertain, revive, retrieve 醒 awake, be disillusioned, sober up 冷 cool, cold (beer, person), chill Similar words 白しら ける 白ける is a verb meaning 'to be spoiled' or 'to lose interest', often used for a mood becoming awkward or enthusiasm waning. 興ざめ is a noun/adjective that focuses on the result or the thing that causes the loss of interest.
水みず を 差さ す 水を差す is an idiomatic verb phrase meaning 'to pour cold water on' or 'to discourage', emphasizing the action of spoiling something. 興ざめ describes the state of fun being spoiled.
Etymology Compound of 興 (きょう, 'interest, fun') and 醒め (ざめ, from 醒める 'to awaken, become sober'). Literally 'awakening from fun', it conveys the idea of enthusiasm cooling down.
memorize, learn, remember
