好奇心（こうきしん）
JLPT N4 · noun
Pitch accent: nakadaka (middle-high) — pitch drops after mora 3
Meaning: curiosity
Example sentences
- 子供は好奇心が強い。 — Children are highly curious.
- 好奇心を持って新しいことに挑戦する。 — Take on new things with curiosity.
Idioms & proverbs containing “好奇心”
- 好奇心猫を殺す (こうきしんねこをころす) — curiosity killed the cat
- 好奇心は猫をも殺す (こうきしんはねこをもころす) — curiosity killed the cat
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