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.

環かん境きょう問もん題だいに関かん心しんを持もつ人ひとが増ふえている。
More people are taking an interest in environmental issues.
彼かれは政せい治じに強つよい関かん心しんを寄よせている。
He has a strong interest in politics.

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Usage patterns

〈事こと〉に関かん心しんがあるto have interest/concern in something
彼かれは環かん境きょう問もん題だいに関かん心しんがある。
He has an interest in environmental issues.
〈事こと〉に対たいする関かん心しんconcern/interest regarding something
若わか者ものの政せい治じに対たいする関かん心しんが低てい下かしている。
Young people's interest in politics is declining.
関かん心しんを示しめすto show interest
彼かの女じょはその話わ題だいに強つよい関かん心しんを示しめした。
She showed strong interest in that topic.

Expressions· 8

関かん心しんを呼よぶattract attention; draw interest; be the talk of the town
関かん心しんを引ひくattract interest; get attention; appeal
関かん心しんを払はらうpay attention to; show interest in
関かん心しんを持もつbe interested in; take an interest in; care about
関かん心しんが高たかまるinterest grows; take a growing interest in

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関かん心しんを寄よせるtake an interest in; become interested in
関かん心しんを集あつめるattract attention; garner interest
関かん心しんを高たかめるraise interest; stimulate interest; raise awareness

Kanji

関connection, barrier, gateway
心heart, mind, spirit

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.

Opposites

無む関かん心しんN3
関心 means interest or concern, the direct opposite of the lack of interest expressed by 無関心.

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.
肝かん心じんN2
関心 (かんしん, 'interest/concern') sounds close to 肝心 (かんじん, 'essential') but differs by voicing and has a completely different meaning.

Word family

関かん心しん事じ
matter of concern; matter of interest
無む関かん心しんN3
indifferent; apathetic; unconcerned
関かん心しん領りょう域いき
region of interest; ROI

Etymology

Compound of 関 (connection, barrier) and 心 (heart, mind). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the spelling conventionally represents a mind that is connected to or concerned with something.