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

  • 刺激素

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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