奮 stirred up, be invigorated, flourish 16 strokes taught in grade 6 old JLPT 1 #1521 in newspapers Readings Onフン Kunふる.う In Chinese 奋, traditional 奮 Words written with it 興奮 こうふん excitement N1 奮起 ふんき stirring 奮闘 ふんとう strenuous effort N1 奮発 ふんぱつ strenuous efforts 奮う ふるう to muster (e.g. one's courage) 発奮 はっぷん being roused 奮い立つ ふるいたつ to cheer up 奮って ふるって energetically 孤軍奮闘 こぐんふんとう fighting alone 奮戦 ふんせん hard fighting