刺激

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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

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Adjective

刺激

  1. exciting; stimulating; thrilling

Noun

刺激

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

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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

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.

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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

Conjugation of "刺激する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 刺激し しげきし shigeki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 刺激し しげきし shigeki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 刺激する しげきする shigeki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 刺激する しげきする shigeki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 刺激すれ しげきすれ shigeki sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 刺激せよ¹
刺激しろ² 		しげきせよ¹
しげきしろ² 		shigeki seyo¹
shigeki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 刺激される しげきされる shigeki sareru
Causative 刺激させる
刺激さす 		しげきさせる
しげきさす 		shigeki saseru
shigeki sasu
Potential 刺激できる しげきできる shigeki dekiru
Volitional 刺激しよう しげきしよう shigeki shiyō
Negative 刺激しない しげきしない shigeki shinai
Negative continuative 刺激せず しげきせず shigeki sezu
Formal 刺激します しげきします shigeki shimasu
Perfective 刺激した しげきした shigeki shita
Conjunctive 刺激して しげきして shigeki shite
Hypothetical conditional 刺激すれば しげきすれば shigeki sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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