奮発
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 奮発
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.
Kanji in this Word
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
発
9 strokes
Frequency: 32
JLPT N3
Grade 3
Meanings
departure
discharge
publish
emit
start from
disclose
counter for gunshots
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ハツ
ホツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
た.つ
あば.く
おこ.る
つか.わす
はな.つ
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ば
わ
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