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奮

stirred up
Stroke count: 16

Readings

On readingフン
Kun readingふる.う
JōyōGrade 6KANJIDIC

Meanings

  1. stirred upRtK
    彼は大変興奮した。He was very excited.tatoeba
    彼は多少興奮した。He was somewhat excited.tatoeba
  2. be invigorated
  3. flourish
  1. to muster (e.g. one's courage)
  2. to call forth
  3. to rouse up
  4. to be enlivened
  5. to be invigorated

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · turkey · rice field (田) · brains

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 607

Compound words

興奮こうふん
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
奮うふるう
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
奮起ふんき
stirring; rousing oneself
奮闘ふんとう
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
奮発ふんぱつ
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; spurt; splurge
奮ってふるって
energetically; strenuously; heartily
昂奮こうふん
excitement
奮迅ふんじん
rousing oneself fiercely
亢奮こうふん
excitement
興奮剤こうふんざい
stimulant
陳奮翰ちんぷんかん
babble
獅子奮迅ししふんじん
furious (energy, battle, etc.)
努力奮励どりょくふんれい
making strenuous efforts
奮いたつふるいたつ
to cheer up
奮い起つふるいたつ
to cheer up
奮い立つふるいたつ
to cheer up
奮励努力ふんれいどりょく
making strenuous efforts
興奮するこうふんする
to be excited; to get excited
奮闘するふんとうする
strenuous effort
獅子奮迅の勢いししふんじんのいきおい
irresistible force

Additional Examples

彼は多少興奮した。
He was somewhat excited.tatoeba
彼は人々が興奮しているときにはいつも離れている。
He always stands off when people are enthusiastic.tatoeba

Stroke Order

16 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 奮

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