No. 4,478 in Japanese
好奇
Curiosity.
In a sentence
彼は好奇心が強いので、いろいろなことを試してみたがる。
He is very curious, so he likes to try various things.
In this sentence, "好奇" (curiosity) forms "好奇心" (desire for curiosity) to describe someone's strong interest in exploring new things.
私の好奇心は新しい言語を学ぶ原動力になっています。
My curiosity drives me to learn new languages.
Here, "好奇心" represents an internal motivation fueled by interest and eagerness to discover and learn new subjects.
彼らは未知の世界への好奇を隠すことができなかった。
They couldn't hide their curiosity about the unknown world.
This sentence uses "好奇" to signify an uncontainable eagerness or interest directed at exploring the mysteries of the unknown.
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