刺激

Chinese

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

Pronunciation


Verb

刺激

  1. to stimulate; to excite; to spur
    刺激法案   cìjī'àn   stimulus bill
    刺激增長刺激增长   cìjī zēngzhǎng   to spur growth
  2. to provoke; to upset; to irritate

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adjective

刺激

  1. exciting; stimulating; thrilling

Noun

刺激

  1. (physiology, psychology, economics) stimulus; stimulant

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
げき
Grade: 6
on’yomi kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
刺戟

Etymology

is a daiyōji replacing .

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) げき [shìgékí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɕiɡe̞kʲi]

Noun

()(げき) • (shigeki) しげき (sigeki)?

  1. stimulus, stimulation, impetus, motivation
    • 1913, 島崎藤村, 突貫, 青空文庫:
      東京(とうきやう)友人(いうじん)戦地(せんち)(おもむ)(まへ)(よこ)した別離(わかれ)手紙(てがみ)(わたし)(こころ)(つよ)刺戟(しげき)(あた)へた。
      Tōkyō no yūjin ga senchi e omomuku mae ni yokoshita wakare no tegami wa watashi no kokoro ni tsuyoi shigeki o ataeta.
      The farewell letter my friend in Tokyo sent me before he went off to the front caused a great stir in my heart.

Derived terms

Verb

()(げき)する • (shigeki suru) しげき (sigeki)?transitive suru (stem ()(げき) (shigeki shi), past ()(げき)した (shigeki shita))

  1. stimulate, quicken, 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

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