関かん心しん

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Common wordJLPTN3Freq.FrequencyTop 5,000

Meanings

Broadly used for intellectual or emotional engagement with a topic, issue, or person. Often appears with verbs like 持つ, 寄せる, 集める, or 高まる.

Related words· 7

興きょう味みN4
興味 is personal curiosity or enjoyment in something, while 関心 is broader and can include serious concern or social awareness.
注ちゅう目もくN3
注目 emphasizes drawing public attention or notice to something, while 関心 refers to an inner sense of concern or interest.
関かん心しん事じ
関心 is the abstract feeling of interest or concern itself, while 関心事 is the concrete topic or matter that people are interested in.
耳じ目もく
関心 describes a person's own interest or concern in something, whereas 耳目 describes the state of being watched or noticed by others.

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好こう奇き心しんN3
関心 describes sustained concern or attention to a subject, whereas 好奇心 is a spontaneous curiosity about something novel or unknown.
好こう奇き
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.
大だい注ちゅう目もく
関心 means general interest or concern, whereas 大注目 highlights active, conspicuous attention, often from many people at once.

Don't confuse with

感かん心しんN3
関心 (interest/concern) and 感心 (admiration, being impressed) are pronounced identically but written with different kanji and mean very different things.
関かかわり
関心 means interest or concern in something, while 関わり means an actual connection or involvement, not just mental interest.
関かん係けいN4
関心 means 'interest' in something, while 関係 means an actual relationship or connection; they share the kanji 関 but differ completely in meaning.
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