興奮する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 興奮する | 興奮しない |
| Polite | 興奮します | 興奮しません |
| Past polite | 興奮しました | 興奮しませんでした |
| Past | 興奮した | 興奮しなかった |
| Te-form | 興奮して | 興奮しないで |
| Desire | 興奮したい | 興奮したくない |
| Potential | 興奮できる | 興奮できない |
| Passive | 興奮される | 興奮されない |
| Causative | 興奮させる | 興奮させない |
| Causative passive | 興奮させられる | 興奮させられない |
| Volitional | 興奮しよう | |
| Polite volitional | 興奮しましょう | |
| Imperative | 興奮しろ | 興奮するな |
| Conditional | 興奮すれば | 興奮しなければ |
| Tara conditional | 興奮したら | 興奮しなかったら |
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
Covers a range from positive excitement to nervous agitation or physiological arousal. Often used with する to mean 'get excited/agitated'.
試合の前はいつも興奮する。
I always get excited before a match.
彼の演説は聴衆を興奮させた。
His speech excited the audience.
興奮して眠れなかった。
I was too agitated to sleep.
The kids got excited about the present.
He suppressed his excitement and began to speak.
Once the game ended, the excitement died down.
In his excitement, he ended up shouting.
動揺 is emotional shakiness or upset from being disturbed, carrying a more negative tone than the broader, sometimes positive 興奮.
興奮 describes the resulting emotional excitement or agitation a person feels, while 刺激 is the external stimulus or exciting quality that causes it.
興奮 is the general, everyday word for becoming excited or agitated, while エキサイト is a casual loanword often used in media or informal speech for the same idea.
興奮 describes intense, often physical excitement or agitation, whereas 高揚 is a calmer, more sustained lifting of mood or morale.
興奮 (as 興奮した) describes general excitement or agitation, whereas ヒステリック adds a note of irrational, out-of-control emotion.
興奮 is a general, formal word for excitement or agitation of any kind, whereas ときめき is specifically the pleasant, often romantic flutter of the heart.
興奮 refers to general excitement or arousal in a person, whereas 白熱 describes a collective atmosphere (like a debate or match) reaching a fever pitch.
興奮 refers to a person's own state of being excited or agitated, whereas ボルテージ often describes the collective excitement level of a group or event.
発情 is specifically sexual arousal/estrus, whereas 興奮 is a broader word for excitement or agitation that need not be sexual.
興奮 is a general word for excitement or arousal in any context, while フィーバー specifically suggests a widespread, trend-driven craze.
興奮 focuses on the personal state of being excited or agitated, while 熱気 describes the collective excited atmosphere of a place or crowd.
sexual arousal; sexual excitation
somewhat excited; a bit agitated
Kana spelling is common in casual writing and when the kanji is not needed.
Rarely used kanji form.