Illustration: During an informal shamisen performance in a neighborhood community room, a child sitting near the front watches the musician’s lively hands with shining eyes. The child has just picked up a spare practice instrument from the adjacent activity mat and is eagerly attempting the same playing posture.

JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

触しょく発はつ

shokuhatsu

to inspire, to spur

Example sentences

  1. 友人ゆうじんに触発しょくはつされてブログなるものを始はじめてみました。

    Inspired by a friend, I tried starting a blog.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. アジアの宗教しゅうきょうに触発しょくはつされて、彼かれは美うつくしい彫刻ちょうこくを作つくりました。

    Inspired by Asian religions, he created beautiful sculptures.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 以後いご、真淵まぶちに触発しょくはつされて『古事記こじき』の本格的ほんかくてきな研究けんきゅうに進すすむことを決意けついした。

    Prompted by Mabuchi, he made up his mind to study "Kojiki" earnestly.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 触発

  • 触contact; touchOnショクKunふれる・さわる・さわ
  • 発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる

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