Memory phrase for the character: 奮

奮

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Meaning

be excited, stirred up, rouse

Pronunciation

FUN
furuu

Explanation

 From top: big 大, bird 隹, field 田

Mnemonic
 
If something big (i.e. an eagle) is over the birds in the field, they get excited.

Radicals

大 bigA person 人 with outstretched arms 一 and the legs apart appears big.
隹 birdTwo characters are equally used for bird, namely 鳥 and 隹.
田 rice field




 Vocabulary

奮う ふるう  to muster (e.g. one's courage)
奮闘 ふんとう  hard struggle, strenuous effort
興奮 こうふん  excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
奮発 ふんぱつ  strenuous efforts, exerting oneself
奮い立つ ふるいたつ  to cheer up, to be encouraged (by)

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