This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: フン、ふる.う
Romaji: fun, furu.u
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

stirred up, be invigorated, flourish

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  16
Radical Number:  37
Frequency:  1521
Grade:  6
Skip Pattern:  2-3-13
Korean Reading:  bun
Chinese Reading:  fen4
Unicode:  596e
JIS:  4A33

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2367
Nelson Index: 1184
New Nelson Index: 1172
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 5f11.2
Four Corner Index: 4060.1
Guide to Remembering Index: 966
Gakken Index: 1501
Daikanwanjiten Index: 6012
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.0609
Remembering the kanji Index: 565
Kanji Flashcards Index: 1183
Kodansha Compact Index: 422
Read Writing Kanji Third Index: 976
Kanji in Context Index: 1406
1999 Kanji Learners Index: 1532
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2090
French Remembering the Kanji Index: 572
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 607
Essential Kanji Index: 818
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3000
Roo 2001 Kanji Index: 1476
Read Writing the Kanji Index: 866
Tuttle Kanji Cards Index: 997

Words

興奮 (こうふん)
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
奮戦 (ふんせん)
hard fighting
感奮 (かんぷん)
stirred up; inspired; moved to action
奮って (ふるって)
energetically; strenuously; heartily
奮撃 (ふんげき)
fierce attack
奮闘 (ふんとう)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
奮起 (ふんき)
stirring; rousing oneself
奮う (ふるう)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
奮起一番 (ふんきいちばん)
bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something; getting down to work, putting heart and soul into it; tackling (a job) with gusto
奮激 (ふんげき)
rouse; stir; inspire
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