発奮（はっぷん）
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: rousing oneself / inspiration
Example sentences
- 負けて発奮し、練習に励む。 — Spurred on by the loss, he threw himself into practice.
- 彼の言葉に発奮する。 — His words fired me up.
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