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)

Pronunciation


Note: Often mispronounced as xìngfèn.

Adjective

興奮

  1. excited
    時候心情總是興奮擔憂各半 [MSC, trad.]
    时候心情总是兴奋担忧各半 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ qù tā jiā de shíhòu, xīnqíng zǒngshì xìngfèn hé dānyōu gèbàn. [Pinyin]
    When I go to his place I always feel excited and worried in equal measure.

Synonyms

Verb

興奮

  1. to excite

Synonyms

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, rōmaji kōfun, historical hiragana かうふん)

  1. excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
    性的 (せいてき)興奮 (こうふん)
    seiteki kōfun
    sexual arousal

Derived terms

  • 興奮剤 (こうふんざい) (kōfunzai, stimulant)
  • 興奮性細胞 (こうふんせいさいぼう) (kōfunsei saibō, excitable cell)

Verb

興奮する (suru conjugation, hiragana こうふんする, rōmaji kōfun suru, historical hiragana かうふんする)

  1. be excited, be stimulated, be agitated, be aroused

Conjugation

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

興奮 (heungbun) (hangeul 흥분)

  1. Hanja form? of 흥분 (excitement).
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