興

Entertain

WaniKani level 32JLPT N1Joyo grade 5Top 500-1,000 Β· #73416 strokes

Meanings

Entertain, Revive, Retrieve, Interest, Pleasure

On'yomi

こう、 きょう

Chinese-derived readings, typically used in compounds.

Kun'yomi

γŠγ“.る、 γŠγ“.す

Native Japanese readings, typically used as standalone words.

Stroke order

Stroke order diagram for 興

興 is written in 16 strokes. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

About this kanji

興 (Entertain) is taught on WaniKani at level 32 and appears in the JLPT N1 kanji set. It is taught in Japanese elementary school grade 5 as part of the official Joyo kanji list. It ranks #734 in modern newspaper-frequency lists. It is written with 16 strokes.

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