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刺激
しげき
N3
noun
transitive 他動詞
Meanings
1
stimulus
2
impetus
3
incentive
4
stimulation
5
irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
6
impulse
7
excitement
8
thrill
Example sentence
昇進がより一層働く刺激となった。
Promotion was an incentive to harder work.
Your sentences
Mine a sentence — saw 刺激 in the wild?
Kanji in this word
刺
Thorn, Pierce, Stab
8 strokes
激
Violent, Get Excited, Enraged
16 strokes
More words with
刺
名刺
めいし ·
(name) card
N3
風刺
ふうし ·
satire
刺す
さす ·
to sting
N3
刺身
さしみ ·
sliced raw fish
N2
刺さる
ささる ·
to stick
N3
Full entry on Jisho
刺
とげ ·
thorn
刺繍
ししゅう ·
embroidery
N1
突き刺す
つきさす ·
to stab
More words with
激
急激
きゅうげき ·
sudden
N3
激動
げきどう ·
violent shock
過激
かげき ·
extreme (measure, idea, etc.)
激励
げきれい ·
encouragement
N1
感激
かんげき ·
deep emotion
N2
激戦
げきせん ·
fierce battle
激化
げきか ·
intensification
激しい
はげしい ·
violent
N3
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