好こう奇き

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Meanings

Often used in formal or written contexts, especially in compounds like 好奇心 (curiosity). As a standalone noun, it can sound somewhat literary.

彼かれの好こう奇きの目めが私わたしに向むけられた。
His curious eyes were directed at me.
好こう奇きは時ときに危き険けんを招まねく。
Curiosity sometimes invites danger.

Usage patterns

好こう奇きの目めで〈人ひと〉を見みるto look at someone with curious/inquisitive eyes
彼かれは転てん校こう生せいを好こう奇きの目めで見みた。
He looked at the new transfer student with curious eyes.

Kanji

好fond, pleasing, like something
奇strange, strangeness, curiosity

Related words

興きょう味みN4
好奇 is a formal, literary word for curiosity often used in compounds like 好奇心, while 興味 is the everyday word for interest in something.
関かん心しんN3
好奇 emphasizes an inquisitive urge to know or peek into something, whereas 関心 refers more broadly to concern or attention toward a topic.

Opposites

無む関かん心しんN3
好奇 describes an active curiosity about something, while 無関心 describes a total lack of interest or indifference toward it.

Word family

好こう奇き心しんN3
curiosity; inquisitiveness

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 好奇 (xɑuX ɡiᴇ, literally 'good + strange'). The kanji 好 means 'good, fond of' and 奇 means 'strange, unusual'. The combination conveys a fondness for the unusual, i.e., curiosity.