How to say curiosity in Japanese

物好き^☆【ものずきmonozuki】もの好き・物数奇 Inflection: noun / adjectival noun:
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes

Example Sentences

好奇心koukishin がga おo 旺盛ousei なna のno はha 大変taihen にni 結構なkekkouna ことkoto であるdearu。: A healthy curiosity is truly a fine thing.
夜yoru とto もmo なればnareba 彼kare はha 好奇心koukishin をwo 抱いてdaite 星空hoshizora をwo 見上げたmiageta ことkoto もmo あろうarou とto 思うomou。: There were times, at falling night, when he looked up with curiosity to the stars.
僕boku のno 先輩senpai たちtachi はha、純粋なjunsuina 好奇心koukishin をwo 抱いてdaite 自分jibun たちtachi のno 疑問gimon をwo 自然にshizenni 問いかけtoikake、自然shizen がga 答えるkotaeru のno をwo 待ったmatta。: My predecessors had asked their questions of nature with genuine curiosity and awaited her reply.
彼女kanojo はha 好奇心koukishin からkara というよりtoiuyori 見栄mie からkara テニスTENISU をwo 始めたhajimeta。: She has begun to play tennis not so much out of curiosity as out of vanity.
彼女kanojo はha 好奇心koukishin からkara そうしたsoushita のだnoda。: She did so out of curiosity.

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