Word Meaning 刺激

しげき shigeki

刺激 is read as しげき (shigeki) and means excitement.

Meaning

English

  1. excitement
  2. thrill
  3. stimulus
  4. stimulation
  5. irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
  6. impetus
  7. impulse
  8. spur

Reading

Kana

しげき

Romaji

shigeki

Writing Variants

  • 刺戟 しげき shigeki

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 興奮,興奮する,物足りない,スパイス,日常,日常生活 Rank 4071 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

刺激伝導系

しげきでんどうけい

impulse conduction system (of the heart)

刺激薬

しげきやく

stimulant

刺激の貧困

しげきのひんこん

poverty of stimulus

刺激臭

しげきしゅう

irritant odor

電気的筋肉刺激

でんきてききんにくしげき

electric muscle stimulation

低刺激

ていしげき

hypoallergenic

反復経頭蓋磁気刺激

はんぷくけいとうがいじきしげき

repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation

侵害刺激

しんがいしげき

noxious stimulus

経頭蓋磁気刺激

けいとうがいじきしげき

transcranial magnetic stimulation

刺激閾

しげきいき

stimulus threshold

閾刺激

いきしげき

threshold stimulus

景気刺激策

けいきしげきさく

business-stimulating measures

Example Sentences

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そのひかりはめにしげきがつよすぎる。

That light is too harsh on the eyes.

This arouses my curiosity.

It is an exciting city, New York.

That lecture really stimulated me.

You shouldn't eat anything spicy.

Cities are exciting places, but also stressful.

What should I do to arouse desire in the man I'm interested in?

It's a hypoallergenic cream, so even those with sensitive skin can use it without worry.

The fun thing about this job is that the technology is continually advancing so it continues to be stimulating.

Nothing I do brings me stimulation, so keeping up my motivation is really tough.