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奮
奮
16 strokes
Frequency: 1521
JLPT N1
Grade 6

Meanings

stirred up
be invigorated
flourish

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
フン
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふる.う

Common Words

興奮
こうふん
昂奮
亢奮
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #1542
1

excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

Examples
観客は彼のホームランに興奮した。
His home run excited the crowd.
奮い立つ
ふるいたつ
奮い起つ
Godan verb
Intransitive
Freq #12004
1

to cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits

Examples
このスローガンは国民を奮い立たせる意図で作られた。
The slogan was designed to rouse the people.
奮闘
ふんとう
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #12567
1

strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard

Examples
人々は貧困に向かって奮闘した。
People struggled against poverty.
2

hard fighting; fierce fighting

興奮気味
こうふんぎみ
Noun
～の Adj.
Freq #15669
1

being somewhat excited (agitated)

奮発
ふんぱつ
～する Verb
Noun
Freq #20024
1

Intransitive verb

strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; spurt

2

Transitive verb

splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)

Examples
彼は奮発して新車を買った。
He treated himself to a new car.
腕を振るう
腕を奮う
うでをふるう
Expression
Godan verb
Freq #24634
1

Idiomatic expression

to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

Examples
腕をふるって料理をしましょう。
I'll try my hand at cooking.
奮戦
ふんせん
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #24758
1

hard fighting

奮起
ふんき
～する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Freq #25138
1

stirring; rousing oneself

奮う
ふるう
Godan verb
Freq #25517
1

Transitive verb

to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up

2

Intransitive verb

to be enlivened; to be invigorated

興奮状態
こうふんじょうたい
Noun
Freq #26348
1

excited condition; excited state

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