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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

  1. nerve · noun
  2. 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.
Tatoeba #85482

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

Kanji in 神経

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