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奮 — kanji meaning “stirred up”

stirred up, be invigorated, flourish

Meanings
stirred up, be invigorated, flourish
On'yomi
Kun'yomi
Strokes
16
School grade
6
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Newspaper frequency
#1521 of 2,500
Classical radical
37
Chinese reading
fèn — Chinese character page

Words with 奮

WordReadingMeaning
こうふん koufunexcitement; stimulation; agitation
ふんとう funtoustrenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard
ふんき funkistirring; rousing oneself
ふんせん funsenhard fighting
ふんぱつ funpatsustrenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up
はっぷん happunbeing roused; being stimulated; being inspired
ふるう furuuto muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up
ふるいたつ furuitatsuto cheer up; to be encouraged (by); to be in high spirits
ふるって furutteenergetically; strenuously; heartily
ししふんじん shishifunjinfurious (energy, battle, etc.); frenzied (work, activity, etc.); ferocious
ふんれい funreistrenuous efforts
ふんじん funjinrousing oneself fiercely; being intensely stirred up

Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.