Shirabe

刺激しげき

Common Noun Irregular Transitive
English jmdict
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb stimulus;stimulation;irritation (esp. of the body, e.g. skin, eyes)
光が刺激となって花が咲く。
Light is the stimulus that causes a flower to open.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb impetus;impulse;stimulus;spur;incentive;encouragement;stimulation;motivation;provocation
昇進がより一層働く刺激となった。
Promotion was an incentive to harder work.
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noun (common) (futsuumeishi)noun or participle which takes the aux. verb surutransitive verb excitement;thrill
Other forms 刺戟 【しげき】 (rarely used kanji form)
English jmdict
1
noun (common) (futsuumeishi)nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no' irritativeness;irritation;stimulativeness;pungency
Other forms 刺戟性 【しげきせい】 (search-only kanji form)