興味本位

Japanese

Kanji in this term
興	味	本	位
きょう Grade: 5	み Grade: 3	ほん Grade: 1	い Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょーみほんい [kyòómí hóꜜǹ'ì] (Nakadaka – [4])^[1]
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːmʲi hõ̞ɰ̃i]

Noun

興(きょう)味(み)本(ほん)位(い) • (kyōmi hon'i) ^{←きようみほんゐ (kyoumifon'wi)^?}

being because of personal interest and amusement
興味本位(きょうみほんい)で始(はじ)めた
kyōmi hon'i de hajimeta
started out of personal interest

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN