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興じる

きょうじる

to amuse oneself (with); to be absorbed in; to make merry

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Examples

  1. 子供たちは雪遊びに興じていた。

    こどもたちはゆきあそびにきょうじていた。

    The children were happily playing in the snow.

  2. 老人たちは公園で将棋に興じている。

    ろうじんたちはこうえんでしょうぎにきょうじている。

    The old men are enjoying a game of shogi in the park.

  3. 彼らは夜遅くまで無駄話に興じていたらしい。

    かれらはよるおそくまでむだばなしにきょうじていたらしい。

    Apparently they sat around chatting away until late at night.

Common patterns

遊びに興じる
to amuse oneself playing
談笑に興じる
to be lost in pleasant conversation
ゲームに興じる
to be absorbed in a game

Memory tip

Takes に for what you are enjoying. It is a written, slightly detached register — often describing other people at play; in speech you would say 楽しむ or 夢中になる. The variant 興ずる is the same word.

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