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Kanji Detail for 奮 - "to rouse, to rise up, spirited"
奮
- Meaning
奮 means "to rouse, to rise up, spirited."
Rouse - Birds flying up; spreading wings.
Stir up - To become motivated; to be inspired.
Tremble - To shake; to move; to vibrate.
- Dictionary Citations
The meaning above is based on the following sources:
KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary
stirred up; be invigorated; flourish
Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters
strive, exert effort; arouse
CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary
to exert oneself (bound form)
Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data
to strive, to exert effort; to arouse
XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary
A bird spreading its wings. Large birds about to fly first circle on the ground gathering momentum, called 奮. Hence metaphorically, people vigorously exerting effort is also called 奮. Such as 奮發 (rouse oneself), 奮勇 (summon courage).
- Onyomi
- Kunyomi
- Strokes
- Radical
- Related Keywords
Sentences including 奮
She was very excited.
Getting excited is not at all the same as getting angry.
They were excited over the news.
そんなに興奮するな。
Don't get so excited !
I was excited by the movie.
Everybody was excited by the news.
Sit down and take it easy for a while.
そんなことで興奮するな！
Don't get excited about such a thing.
He was very excited.
She looked excited.
Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces
それで下らない神経を昂奮させてしまったんです」と先生がまたいった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
私は先生の昂奮したのを滅多に見た事がないんですが、今日は珍しいところを拝見したような気がします」先生はすぐ返事をしなかった。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
「私は先刻そんなに昂奮したように見えたんですか」「そんなにというほどでもありませんが、少し……」「いや見えても構わない」
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
人から受けた屈辱や損害は、十年たっても二十年たっても忘れやしないんだから」先生の言葉は元よりもなお昂奮していた。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
あの時帰り途に、先生が昂奮した語気で、私に物語った強い言葉を、再び耳の底で繰り返した。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうして分らなければ分らないほど、私の神経に一種の昂奮を与えるのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha
そうして分らなければ分らないほど、私の神経に一種の昂奮を与えるのです。
from "Kokoro", by Natsume Sōseki, original text:Shueisha Bunko, Shueisha