奮

rouse; stirred up; be invigorated; flourish

16 strokes. Taught in grade 6. Newspaper frequency rank 1521.

Readings

• フン (on reading): 興奮 (こうふん) excitement; 奮闘 (ふんとう) strenuous effort
• ふるう (kun reading): 奮い立つ (ふるいたつ) to cheer up; 奮い起こす (ふるいおこす) to muster (e.g. courage)

Components

• 奞
• 田
• 大 radical big
• 田 radical rice field
• 隹 radical short-tailed bird

Words using 奮

• 興奮 (こうふん) excitement
• 奮闘 (ふんとう) strenuous effort
• 奮戦 (ふんせん) hard fighting
• 奮発 (ふんぱつ) strenuous efforts
• 奮起 (ふんき) stirring
• 奮い立つ (ふるいたつ) to cheer up
• 奮い起こす (ふるいおこす) to muster (e.g. courage)
• 奮って (ふるって) energetically
• 勇気を奮い起こす (ゆうきをふるいおこす) to muster up one's courage

33 words in all.

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