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Kanji Detail for 奮 - "to rouse"

奮

  • Meaning

    奮 means "to rouse." Also associated with to rise up, spirited.

    1. Rouse - Birds flying up; spreading wings.

    2. Stir up - To become motivated; to be inspired.

    3. Tremble - To shake; to move; to vibrate.

  • Words using 奮

    • 奮起 ふんき Listen stirring; rousing oneself
    • 奮闘 ふんとう Listen strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard
    • 奮う ふるう Listen to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up
    • 奮発 ふんぱつ Listen strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up

  • Four-character idioms with 奮

    • 孤軍奮闘 こぐんふんとう Listen fighting alone
    • 力戦奮闘 りきせんふんとう Listen fighting with all one's might; fighting up against; making strenuous efforts
    • 努力奮励 どりょくふんれい Listen making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
    • 奮励努力 ふんれいどりょく Listen making strenuous efforts; exerting oneself
    • 奮起一番 ふんきいちばん Listen bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something; getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it; tackling (a job) with gusto
    • 奮闘努力 ふんとうどりょく Listen try one's best; all-out effort; strenuous efforts

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    • Verified meaning: to rouse
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read いさむ, ふくかい, ふくがき, ふくみ)
    • Also carries these associations: to rise up, spirited

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 奮

    Given names 奮(いさむ)Listen

    Surnames 奮(ふくかい)Listen 奮(ふくがき)Listen 奮(ふくみ)Listen

  • 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

    tip

    fun(フン) フン

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    furu.u(ふ-るう) ふ-るう

  • Strokes

    tip

    16 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    大 (dai)

  • Related Keywords

    rouse rise up spirited enthusiastic flutter stir up activate animate arouse awaken energize enliven galvanize ignite incite inspire invigorate kindle motivated provoke spark stimulate

Sentences including 奮

  • She was very excited.

  • Getting excited is not at all the same as getting angry.

  • They were excited over the news.

  • 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.

  • Don't get excited about such a thing.

  • He was very excited.

  • She looked excited.

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