# 奮 — Stirred Up

Frequency rank 1425 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Rarer in this ranking, but still part of the 2,608-character published set.

More common than 鉱 (Mineral), less common than 廷 (Courts).

- On’yomi: ふん
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 大 Big (Kangxi 37)
- Frequency path: Level XI of XX

Big at the top, feathers in the middle, and a rice paddy below — a big bird flapping feathers above a rice paddy, all stirred up and agitated.

In words:

- 奮闘 ふんとう — hard struggle;strenuous effort
- 興奮 こうふん — excitement;stimulation;agitation;arousal

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