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神経をとがらせる

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
しん
Grade: 3
けい
Grade: 5
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
神經をとがらせる (kyūjitai)
神経を尖らせる

Etymology

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Literally, "to sharpen the nerves".

Verb

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(しん)(けい)とがらせる (shinkei o togaraseruichidan (stem (しん)(けい)をとがらせ (shinkei o togarase), past (しん)(けい)をとがらせた (shinkei o togaraseta))

  1. (idiomatic) to be extremely or excessively vigilant

Conjugation

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