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興奮

興奮

See also: 兴奋

Chinese

 
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
exert oneself
trad. (興奮)
simp. (兴奋)

Adjective

興奮

  1. excited

Synonyms

Verb

興奮

  1. to excite

Noun

興奮

  1. (biology, physiology) stimulation; excitation

Derived terms


Japanese

Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 5
ふん
Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative forms

Etymology

kaupun → kauɸun → koːɸun.

Pronunciation

Noun

興奮 (hiragana こうふん, romaji kōfun, historical hiragana かうふん)

  1. excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal

Derived terms

  • 性的興奮 (せいてきこうふん) (seitekikōfun): sexual arousal

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

興奮 (heungbun) (hangeul 흥분)

  1. Hanja form? of 흥분, “excitement”.