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JLPT N1verbLevel estimated by Bebop

そそられる

sosorareru

to be intrigued

Often used with 興味を for having one’s interest aroused. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 市しの美術館びじゅつかんでの彼かれの展覧会てんらんかいには全まったく興味きょうみをそそられなかった。

    His exhibition at the city museum didn’t appeal to me at all.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 都みやこに戻もどって薫かおるが宇治うじの有様ありさまを語かたると、匂宮におうのみやもこれに興味きょうみをそそられるのであった。

    When Kaoru returns to the capital and tells Niou no Miya about the situation in Uji, Niou no Miya becomes intrigued too.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

  3. 友人ゆうじんの旅たびの話はなしに興味きょうみをそそられた。

    I was intrigued by my friend’s travel story.

    Written by AI for Bebop

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