JLPT N3 · Noun

神経 (shinkei)

神経 (しんけい, shinkei) is a Japanese noun meaning “nerve”. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: しんけい
Romaji: shinkei
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

nerve · noun
nerves; sensitivity · noun

Example sentences

必ずしも成長段階の子供たちを、あまり細かい神経をつかって扱うべきでない。

Growing children should not always be handled with kid gloves.

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 神経

gods, mind, soulシン・ジン・かみ・かん- · 9 strokes

sutra, longitude, pass thruケイ・キョウ・へ.る・た.つ · 11 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 神経.

神社じんじゃShinto shrine神かみgod精神せいしんmind神様かみさまGod神話しんわmyth神聖しんせいholiness神殿しんでんtemple神秘しんぴmystery経済けいざいeconomy経験けいけんexperience経営けいえいmanagement経由けいゆgoing through経緯けいいdetails経つたつto pass (of time)

Source: JMdict entry 1364520 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.