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excite

HSK 4 N1
ゲキ
はげ.しい
Phonosemantic compound. 氵 represents the meaning and 敫 represents the sound.
Components
Meaning component
shui water (drops)
water
氵 is a component form of 水.
Phonetic component
jiǎo shining light
ancient musical instrument
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
[jī]
to arouse; to incite; to excite; to stimulate; sharp; fierce; violent
Japanese
げき 同音
prefix extremely; terrifically; super (before the root of an i-adjective or a noun)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
Ji unclassified name