Word Meaning 奮発 (Fumpatsu): Splurge, Strenuous Exertion

Meaning

English

splurge
strenuous exertion
spurt

Reading

Kana

ふんぱつ

Romaji

fumpatsu

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 25 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 13709 Priority C

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

発奮

はっぷん

being roused

奮う

ふるう

to be enlivened

奮って

ふるって

energetically

奮起

ふんき

stirring

奮闘

ふんとう

hard fighting

奮い立つ

ふるいたつ

to cheer up

奮戦

ふんせん

hard fighting

奮ってご参加下さい

ふるってごさんかください

you are cordially invited to participate

奮起一番

ふんきいちばん

bracing oneself up to action, being inspired by something

摘発

てきはつ

exposing

頻発

ひんぱつ

frequent occurrence

併発

へいはつ

concurrence

Example Sentences

4

今日は奮発してステーキを食べよう。

きょうはふんぱつしてすてーきをたべよう。

Let's splurge a bit today and eat steak.

奮発してスイッチ買っちゃった。

I treated myself to a Nintendo Switch.

たまには奮発して美味しいものを食べたいな。

Every once in a while, I would feel a lot like having something tasty.

中古の車を買おうと思ってたけど、今はそれなりに稼いでるから、奮発して新車を買うことにしたんだ。

I had thought of buying a used car, but since I'm earning a decent amount of money now, I decided to splurge and buy a new one.