奮起（ふんき）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: atamadaka (head-high) — first mora high, then falls
Meaning: rousing / rallying
Example sentences
- 失敗を機に奮起する。 — The failure spurred him into action.
- みんなの応援で奮起した。 — Everyone's cheering fired her up.
Idioms & proverbs containing “奮起”
- 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
Related words
See it used in real works
- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
- Hear “奮起” pronounced in real videos (YouGlish)