# 奮 — stirred up; be roused

奮 means “stirred up; be roused”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 16 strokes. On'yomi: フン (fun). Kun'yomi: ふる(う) (furuu). You'll see it in words such as 奮う (furuu, “to muster; to call forth”).

- Meaning: stirred up; be roused
- On'yomi: フン (fun)
- Kun'yomi: ふる(う) (furuu)
- Strokes: 16
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 3

## How to remember 奮

Parts: 大 big · 隹 bird · 田 rice field

## Words with 奮

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 奮う | ふるう (furuu) | to muster; to call forth |
| 奮って | ふるって (furutte) | energetically; strenuously |

## Don't confuse it with

[奪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/snatch/)

## More in the “Feelings 3” set

[朗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/melodious/) · [寛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lenient/) · [貞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/upright/) · [恩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kindness/) · [狂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crazed/) · [悔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regret/) · [惨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wretched/) · [懐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nostalgic/) · [奮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stirred-up/)

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