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発奮 (はっぷん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Conjugation Meanings 1
noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
being roused ; being inspired ; being spurred on
Describes a state of being mentally stimulated or motivated to take action, often by an external event or strong emotion. Commonly used with する to mean 'become fired up' or 'get inspired'.
奮ぷん
する
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I use failure as a springboard to get fired up.
Written forms 発はっ 奮ぷん Usage 75%
Standard kanji spelling; the most common form in modern usage.
発はっ 憤ぷん Usage 15%
Variant kanji form; less common but still encountered.
ハップン Usage 10%
Kanji 発 departure, discharge, publish 奮 stirred up, be invigorated, flourish 憤 aroused, resent, be indignant Similar words 奮ふん 起き 奮起 also means 'rousing oneself' or 'stirring up', but it often implies a more active, self-driven effort to rise to action, while 発奮 can be triggered by external inspiration.
刺し 激げき 刺激 is a broader term for 'stimulus' or 'stimulation', which can be physical or mental, whereas 発奮 specifically refers to the resulting state of being motivated or inspired.
Etymology Compound of 発 (hatsu, 'to emit, start') and 奮 (fun, 'to stir up, rouse'). The kanji 憤 (fun, 'indignation') in the variant spelling 発憤 suggests a nuance of being roused by righteous anger, but the core meaning is the same.
