Copyright © 2026 Kotomora. All Rights Reserved.
神経 (しんけい, shinkei) Japanese meaning: nerve | Kotomora
Report an issue with this page
受う
け
た
。
I had treatment to remove the nerve from my tooth.
Usage patterns 神しん 経けい を 尖とが らせる to become edgy or tense
Everyone gets on edge before an exam.
神しん 経けい をすり 減へ らす to wear down one's nerves; to be mentally exhausted
Handling complaints every day is wearing my nerves thin.
神しん 経けい が 太ふと い to have thick nerves; to be unfazed or thick-skinned
He has thick nerves, so small things don't rattle him.
〈 事こと 〉 に 神しん 経けい を 集しゅう 中ちゅう させる to focus one's full attention on something
Kanji 経 sutra, longitude, pass thru Related words 神経 refers to mental sensitivity or strain in a bodily-nerve sense (神経を使う), while 気 is the broader everyday word for mind or attention and is often interchangeable in the same set phrases (気を使う).
神経 is the native Japanese word for 'nerve' or 'nervous system' used in everyday and clinical speech, while ニューロ is a loanword prefix reserved for technical/academic compound terms like ニューロサイエンス.
Written forms 神しん 経けい Usage 100%
Standard kanji spelling; high-frequency word.
シンケイ Usage <1%
Etymology From Chinese 神經／神经 (shénjīng), composed of 神 (spirit, divine) and 経 (path, channel), originally referring to the body's pathways of vital energy, later adopted in modern anatomy for 'nerve'.
While driving, you need to focus all your attention on the road ahead.
Show 11 more neuralgia; nerve pain
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
accessory nerve
olfactory nerve
dental nerve
neuron
nerve agent; nerve gas · nerve tonic
nerve plexus
neural crest
neurology
nervous; neural; neurogenic
