奮発

ふんぱつ

Meanings

1. Noun, する verb, Intransitive strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; spurt
2. Noun, する verb, Transitive splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)

Kanji

• 奮 rouse. Read as フン.
• 発 emit. Read as ハツ.

Example sentences

• 中古の車を買おうと思ってたけど、今はそれなりに稼いでるから、奮発して新車を買うことにしたんだ。
  I had thought of buying a used car, but since I'm earning a decent amount of money now, I decided to splurge and buy a new one.
• 奮発してスイッチ買っちゃった。
  I treated myself to a Nintendo Switch.

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