EntryCommonJLPT N3WaniKani 26
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive 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.
  2. impetus; impulse; stimulus; spur; incentive; encouragement; stimulation; motivation; provocation

  3. excitement; thrill

Also written 刺戟【しげき】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

thorn, pierce, stab, prick, sting, calling card

Kun
さ.すさ.さるさ.しさしとげ
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1031 of 2500
Radical
knife
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-6-2SKIP code
2f6.2The Kanji Dictionary
5290.0Four corner code
1543deroo
523aUnicode hex code
1-27-41JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
682Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
480New Nelson (John Haig)
1275New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1625Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
855Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1171Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
417Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
446Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
954A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
654Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1139Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
1969Morohashi
1314A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
881Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
902Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
360Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1154Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1319Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
192Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
424Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ci4Pinyin reading
ja, cheogKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

violent, get excited, enraged, chafe, incite

Kun
はげ.しい
On
ゲキ
Strokes
16
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
560 of 2500
Radical
water
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-13SKIP code
3a13.1The Kanji Dictionary
3814.0Four corner code
366deroo
6fc0Unicode hex code
1-23-67JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2712Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
3350New Nelson (John Haig)
776New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
955Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
534Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
696Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
497Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
536Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
596A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1365Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
18438Morohashi
1210A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1017Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1056Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1506Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
859henshall3
990Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1039Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1254Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
509Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ji1Pinyin reading
gyeogKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level