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How do you say "inspired" in Japanese?
インスピレーションを受けた
insupireeshon wo uke ta
In Japanese, "inspired" is インスピレーションを受けた (insupireeshon wo uke ta).
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Pronunciation
Pronounce een-spee-ray-SHON oh oo-KEH-ta, this is a loanword from English so it should feel familiar, just with Japanese vowels added.
Writing and usage
インスピレーションを受けた is written using kanji. It's a adjective, and this word is also taught inside the Noun Town language learning game, where it appears in interactive lessons alongside hundreds of other everyday words.
Example sentence
音楽は彼女にインスピレーションを与えた。
ongaku ha kanojo ni insupireeshon wo atae ta.
The music left her feeling inspired.
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How to remember インスピレーションを受けた
Insupireeshon is basically 'inspiration' with Japanese sounds stretched between the letters, so just picture the English word said slowly through a megaphone.
Related words
- excited 興奮している koufun shiteiru
- thrilled とても興奮している totemo koufun shiteiru
- terrified 恐怖でいっぱいだ kyoufu deippaida
- shocked ショックを受けている shokku wo uke teiru
- disgusted 嫌悪感を抱いている ken'okan wo dai teiru
- sympathetic 共感的 kyoukan teki
- empathetic 共感的 kyoukan teki
- optimistic 楽観的だ rakukanteki da
- pessimistic 悲観的 hikanteki
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Questions about インスピレーションを受けた
How do you pronounce インスピレーションを受けた?
Pronounce een-spee-ray-SHON oh oo-KEH-ta, this is a loanword from English so it should feel familiar, just with Japanese vowels added.
Is インスピレーションを受けた formal or casual?
インスピレーションを受けた is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is インスピレーションを受けた written in Japanese?
インスピレーションを受けた is written using kanji. Romanised, it reads as insupireeshon wo uke ta.
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