"興味本位" meaning in Japanese

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Noun

IPA: [kʲo̞ːmʲi hõ̞ɰ̃i] Forms: 興味本位 [canonical] (ruby: (きょう), (), (ほん), ()), kyōmi hon'i [romanization], kyoumifon'wi [romanization], きようみほんゐ [hiragana, historical]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|きょうみ ほんい|head=興味本位|hhira=きようみほんゐ}} 興(きょう)味(み)本(ほん)位(い) • (kyōmi hon'i) ^(←きようみほんゐ (kyoumifon'wi)?)
  1. being because of personal interest and amusement
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