► 名詞
神経 [(1)しんけい] [神経を使う] meaning: careful rank: 1
☆ 彼を怒らせないように神経を使った ⇨ I had to use my nerves, be very careful, not to provoke him
神経 [(1)しんけい] meaning: nerve rank: 1
☆ 彼は神経が太い、細い ⇨ He has a thick, thin, nerve, skin. He is mentally strong, weak
☆ 神経が高ぶって眠れない ⇨ My nerve is excited and I can’t get to sleep
☆ 視神経 ⇨ The optic nerve
神経 [(1)しんけい] meaning: sensitive rank: 1
☆ あんなことを言うなんてどういう神経してるんだ ⇨ What kind of sensitivity does he have to say such a thing?
More examples:
- 試験を前に神経が高ぶった ⇨ My nerves got heightened before the exam
- 彼は神経が細い ⇨ His nerves are thin. He is very sensitive, susceptible to stress
- 中枢神経 ⇨ The central nerve system
- 脳からの指令は神経を伝って伝達される ⇨ Instructions from the brain is transmitted by the nerve system
- 余り神経質になる必要はありません ⇨ You don’t have to be so nervous, worried, about it
- 猫は反射神経が優れている ⇨ Cats have superior reflex
- 彼女は神経が細かい ⇨ She has fine nerves. She is very sensitive
- なんて無神経な奴だ ⇨ What a insensitive bastard!
- 彼の発言は多くの人の神経を逆撫でした ⇨ His comment rubbed the nerve of many people the wrong way
- つまらない事に神経を使いたくない ⇨ I don’t want to waste my attention to trivial, meaningless, stuff
- 末梢神経 ⇨ Peripheral nerves
- 彼は非常に神経質な人だ ⇨ He is a very nervous person
- 彼は神経が図太い ⇨ He has thick nerves, thick-skinned, won’t get rattled easily
- 彼は仕事で神経をすり減らした ⇨ His nerves got frayed, he got mentally worn out, because of his job