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    3. 神経質

    神経質

    神しん経けい質しつ

    nervous

    KMT7News #15+1Noun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    しんけいしつ

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    nervous, highly strung, sensitive
    2.
    fussy, worried about petty things

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    彼かの女じょは少すこし神しん経けい質しつです。

    She is a little nervous/sensitive.

    KMT4Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    試し験けん前まえは誰だれでも神しん経けい質しつになるものだ。

    Everyone gets nervous before an exam.

    KMT6Emotions & PsychologyEducation
    彼かれは細こまかいことに神しん経けい質しつになりがちだ。

    He tends to be fussy about small details.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    彼かれの神しん経けい質しつな性せい格かくは、仕し事ごとの正せい確かくさにもつながっている。

    His meticulous personality also leads to accuracy in his work.

    KMT7Emotions & PsychologyWork & Career
    ストレスがたまると、人ひとは些さ細さいなことにも神しん経けい質しつになりやすい。

    When stress accumulates, people tend to become sensitive even to trivial matters.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyMedicine & Health

    Kanji that make up this word

    神
    かみ・かん-・こう-…(11)
    gods・mind・soul
    経
    へ.る・た.つ・たていと・はか.る・のり…(5)
    sutra・longitude・pass thru・expire・warp
    質
    たち・ただ.す・もと・わりふ…(3)
    substance・quality・matter・temperament
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