LingakuFrequency rank: 6,195. – 6,200.
- impulse; impetus; urge
noun (common) (futsuumeishi); noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
Forms
Generated definitions (experimental)
- impulse
- impetus
- urge
This meaning refers to a sudden strong desire or urge to act, often without thinking about the consequences.
This meaning indicates a motivating factor or driving force behind actions or processes, often leading to action or change.
This meaning implies a strong recommendation or encouragement to do something.
Generated collocations (experimental)
しょうどう衝動をおさえる抑えるto suppress an impulseしょうどうがい衝動買いimpulse buyingしょうどうてき衝動的なこうどう行動impulsive behaviorしょうどう衝動にかられる駆られるto be driven by an impulseしょうどう衝動をかんじる感じるto feel an impulseしょうどうてき衝動的なけってい決定impulsive decisionしょうどう衝動がつよい強いstrong impulseしょうどう衝動をもつ持つto have an impulseしょうどうてき衝動的なあい愛impulsive loveしょうどう衝動でゆう言うto say something on impulse
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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All forms of life have an instinctive urge to survive.
I barely restrained the impulse to strike him.
Maybe the impulse was working upon her subconscious.
All of these sports and many others are dominated by the human urge to aim at something.
It was hard to resist the impulse to wring Tom's neck.
Tom couldn't resist the temptation to kiss Mary.
15. きごう「おんなのこ女の子ときすキスしてみたいとかおもわない思わないのきごう？きごう」きごう「うん。そういうしょうどう衝動にかられたことないんだよなきごう」きごう「えっ、おとこのこ男の子としてみたいとかってこときごう？きごう」きごう「ちがいます違いますきごう！きごう」
"Don't you ever feel like you want to kiss a girl?" "Not really. I just haven't really felt that sort of urge." "You mean that you're more into boys?" "That's not what I meant."