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触発する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

contact detonation; detonation by contact

Technical term for explosives that detonate upon physical contact or impact. Used in military and engineering contexts.

Figurative use: something causes a strong reaction, emotion, or creative impulse. Often used with ～される (passive) or ～する (transitive).

〈事こと〉に触しょく発はつされるto be inspired/triggered by something
彼かれの話はなしに触しょく発はつされて、小しょう説せつを書かき始はじめた。
Inspired by his story, I started writing a novel.
〈人ひと〉の作さく品ひんに触しょく発はつされるto be inspired by someone's (creative) work
彼かの女じょの絵えに触しょく発はつされて、私わたしも油あぶら絵えを始はじめた。
Inspired by her paintings, I also started oil painting.
〈事こと〉を触しょく発はつするto trigger or spark something (a reaction, discussion, etc.)
その発はつ言げんは激はげしい議ぎ論ろんを触しょく発はつした。
That remark sparked a heated debate.

誘ゆう発はつ sense 2
誘発 tends to describe an indirect or chain-reaction cause (e.g. a symptom inducing another), while 触発 describes a direct stimulus that provokes an immediate emotional or creative response.
刺し激げきN3sense 2
刺激 is the broader word for any stimulus or stimulation, whereas 触発 specifically emphasizes the resulting reaction, action, or creation that the stimulus provokes.
喚かん起き
触発 means to trigger or inspire someone into action or thought, whereas 喚起 focuses on evoking a specific feeling or awareness like attention or interest.

Compound of 触 (contact, touch) and 発 (depart, emit, explode). The literal meaning 'explode on contact' extended to figurative 'trigger a reaction'.