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RTK / HeisigFrame #1533

興

entertain

Lv 32

Strokes: 16

JLPT: N1

Jƍyƍ: Grade 5

Meanings

entertain RTKInterest

Community Mnemonic

â–Č 576 votes

To me, this looks like a pictograph of a road leading to the big city (see the buildings?) where there are plenty of places to be entertained. Unfortunately in this city, every store is the same: staples. What tools! [ayoung24].

Source: Kanji Koohii community

Radical Components

On'yomi

きょうこう

Kun'yomi

None