Vocabulary

What does 興じる (きょうじる, kyoujiru) mean?

興じる (きょうじる, kyoujiru) means to enjoy oneself, to be absorbed in amusement.

Quick facts
Readingきょうじる
Romajikyoujiru
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
きょうじる
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkkyoujiru

to enjoy oneself, to be absorbed in amusement

Example sentences

  • The children are absorbed in play.

  • The elderly men were enjoying a game of shogi.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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