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)
刺 激
anagram 激刺

Pronunciation


Verb

刺激

  1. to stimulate; to excite; to spur
    刺激法案  ―  cìjī fǎ'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
刺 激
し
Grade: S
げき
Grade: 6
on’yomi kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
刺戟

Etymology

激 is a daiyōji replacing 戟.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

刺(し)激(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)の友人(いうじん)が戦地(せんち)へ赴(おもむ)く前(まへ)に寄(よこ)した別離(わかれ)の手紙(てがみ)は私(わたし)の心(こころ)に強(つよ)い刺戟(しげき)を与(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

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

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

Conjugation

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