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奮 kanji: meaning “stirred up”, readings and mnemonic

JLPT N116 strokes

Meaning and readings

Meaning
stirred up
On'yomi
フン
Kun'yomi
ふる・う

Picture story to remember 奮

A large (大) bird (隹) bursts out of the rice field (田), all stirred up.

Parts in this story:大, 田

How to write 奮: stroke order

奮 is written with 16 strokes. Watch them drawn in order.

Words that use 奮

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Kanji that share parts with 奮.