How to say "excited" in Japanese

• 躍起やっきCommon
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'excited' as desperate, frantic eagerness — being worked up about getting or doing something. It suggests overeager intensity rather than cheerful high spirits, typical of someone pressing hard for something they want.
  ますます多おおくの人ひとが、その媒体ばいたいの双方向そうほうこう的てきな性質せいしつを利用りようしようと躍起やっきになっている。↗

  More and more people are rushing to make use of the interactive nature of the medium.
• のりのり
  na-adjective, nounCovers 'excited' as being in high spirits: lively, energetic, and really getting into what one is doing, carried along by the mood. Usually written in kana.
• ハイテンション
  na-adjective, nounDescribes someone excited, enthusiastic, or hyped, with energy running high; it can also shade toward being high-strung. It suits a person in a visibly lively, charged-up state.
• ギンギン
  na-adjective, no-adjectiveAn onomatopoeic word for ecstatic, wild, intoxicating intensity. It is only a marginal match for 'excited' — seldom the word you want unless the state is extreme and unrestrained.

Use 躍起 for desperate, worked-up eagerness; 「のりのり」 for lively high spirits while getting into something; 「ハイテンション」 for hyped, high-energy excitement; 「ギンギン」 only for wild, ecstatic intensity.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

• 躍起やっきdesperate
• のりのりin high spirits
• ハイテンションexcited
• ぎんぎんecstatic
• ぞくぞくthrilled