How to Say ‘Interested’ in Japanese
興味がある
kyoumi ga aru
[kyoh-MEE ga aru]
💬 Usage Tip: With 興味, Japanese uses がある for "have interest," so 興味がある means "to be interested." You can swap in other nouns with がある too, like 時間がある "have time."
Phrase Breakdown
興味
kyoumi
[kyoh-MEE]
interest
A feeling of wanting to know or learn about something.
彼はその本に興味があります。
He is interested in that book.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle used to indicate the subject of a sentence.
興味がある話です。
It’s an interesting story.
ある
aru
[aru]
to be, exist
Indicates existence or possession of interest.
彼には興味がある。
He has an interest.
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