What does 奮う mean in Japanese?

奮う (ふるう) means rouse up.

Is 奮う a common Japanese word?

奮う is part of our Extra high-frequency vocabulary list, beyond the JLPT N5–N1 word lists.

rouse up

奮う (ふるう, furuu) is a bonus vocabulary word meaning “rouse up”.

彼女かのじょは勇気ゆうきを奮ふるって告白こくはくした

She plucked up courage and confessed.

国威をふるうべし

Japan must make her power felt.

重役じゅうやく会議かいぎで、彼かれは勇気ゆうきを奮ふるって口火くちびを切った。

He got up enough guts to break the ice at the board meeting.

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