はずみ・弾み・勢みhazumi[0]heiban (flat)

Common
Definitions
  1. nounbounce; spring; rebound
  2. nounmomentum; impetus; impulse; stimulus; inertia
    ドル安やすは輸出ゆしゅつにはずみをつけています。↗
    The cheap dollar is charging up exports.
  3. nounmoment; instant; impulse; chance
    どういうはずみでここに来きたのか自分じぶんでもわからない。↗
    I don't know what motivated me to come here.
Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymバウンドCasualA colloquial loanword for a ball bouncing; 「弾み」 leans toward momentum and spur-of-the-moment triggers.
  • Synonym跳ね返りはねかえりNeutralRefers to rebounding and recovery, and also to repercussions; 「弾み」 leans toward momentum, impetus, or a momentary impulse, as in 「弾みがつく」.

Use 「弾み」 for momentum, impetus, or a spur-of-the-moment impulse, as in 「話に弾みがつく」 and 「何かの弾みで」; use 「バウンド」 for a ball bouncing and 「跳ね返り」 for rebounds and recoveries.

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Japanese definitions
  1. はずむこと。
  2. 調子ちょうし付つくこと。勢い付いきおいづくこと。
  3. 事ことの成り行なりゆき。拍子ひょうし。
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