興味本位

きょうみほんい

Meanings

1. な-adjective, の-adjective (just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

Kanji

• 興 interest. Read as キョウ.
• 味 taste
• 本 origin. Read as ホン.
• 位 rank. Read as イ.

Example sentences

• 興味本位で質問しただけです。
  I only asked you the question out of curiosity.

Word lists

• Yojijukugo (四字熟語)

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