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刺激

しげき

stimulus, stimulation

Mnemonic

Something goes in sharply and everything reacts hard. That quiz show does it to your brain, the same gecko げき as 攻撃 and this one bites: しげき.

Built from

pierce, stab
刂 a blade on the right with a thorn on the left. Something going in, and the jolt that comes with it.
violent, intense
氵 water on the left, thrown hard at something rather than merely running past it.

Words sharing these kanji

intense, violent

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