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刺激 (しげき): stimulus, impetus, incentive — Japanese vocabulary

刺激 is read しげき and means "stimulus, impetus, incentive". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

刺激

Reading
しげき · shigeki
Translation
stimulus, impetus, incentive
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
しげきが

Example

神経細胞は弱い刺激に反応する。

しんけいさいぼうはよわいしげきにはんのうする。

A nerve cell responds to a slight stimulus.

Kanji in this word

  • 刺 — stab, pierce
  • 激 — violent, intense

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