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刺激

刺激

Chinese

 
thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder
 
to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent
simp. and trad.
(刺激)

Verb

刺激

  1. to stimulate
  2. to provoke; to upset; to irritate

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
げき
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative forms

  • 刺戟

Noun

刺激 (hiragana しげき, romaji shigeki)

  1. stimulus, impetus, motivation

Verb

刺激する (transitive, hiragana しげきする, romaji shigeki suru)

  1. quicken, stimulate, get going, provide an impetus
    好奇心 (こうきしん)刺激 (しげき)する
    kōkishin o shigeki suru
    stimulate one's curiosity

Conjugation