奮
奮 — Stirred up
stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
On’yomiフン (fun)
Kun’yomiふるう (furuu)
Stroke order (16 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 奮
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 興奮 | こうふん koufun | excitement; stimulation; agitation |
| 奮う | ふるう furuu | to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up |
| 奮起 | ふんき funki | stirring; rousing oneself |
| 奮闘 | ふんとう funtou | strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard |
| 奮発 | ふんぱつ funpatsu | strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up |
| 発奮 | はっぷん happun | being roused; being stimulated; being inspired |
Study notes
奮 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 6), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #1521 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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