興奮

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See also: 兴奋

Chinese

interest; flourish; it is the fashion to
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
 
 exert oneself
trad. (興奮) 興 奮
simp. (兴奋) 兴 奋

Pronunciation

Note: Often mispronounced as xìngfèn.

Adjective

興奮

  1. excited
    我去他家的時候，心情總是興奮和擔憂各半。 [MSC, trad.]
    我去他家的时候，心情总是兴奋和担忧各半。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ qù tā jiā de shíhòu, xīnqíng zǒngshì xīngfèn hé dānyōu gèbàn.
    When I go to his place I always feel excited and worried in equal measure.

Synonyms

Verb

興奮

  1. to excite; to stimulate

Synonyms

Noun

興奮

  1. (biology, physiology) stimulation; excitation

Derived terms

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
興 奮
こう
Grade: 5 		ふん
Grade: 6
on'yomi
Alternative spellings
昂奮
亢奮

Etymology

kaupun → kauɸun → koːɸun.

Pronunciation

Noun

興(こう)奮(ふん) • (kōfun) ←かうふん (kaufun)?

  1. excitement, stimulation, agitation, arousal
    性的(せいてき)興奮(こうふん)
    seiteki kōfun
    sexual arousal

Derived terms

Verb

興(こう)奮(ふん)する • (kōfun suru) ←かうふん (kaufun)?suru (stem 興(こう)奮(ふん)し (kōfun shi), past 興(こう)奮(ふん)した (kōfun shita))

  1. be excited, be stimulated, be agitated, be aroused

Conjugation

Conjugation of "興奮する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 興奮し こうふんし kōfun shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 興奮し こうふんし kōfun shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 興奮する こうふんする kōfun suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 興奮する こうふんする kōfun suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 興奮すれ こうふんすれ kōfun sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 興奮せよ¹
興奮しろ² 		こうふんせよ¹
こうふんしろ² 		kōfun seyo¹
kōfun shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 興奮される こうふんされる kōfun sareru
Causative 興奮させる
興奮さす 		こうふんさせる
こうふんさす 		kōfun saseru
kōfun sasu
Potential 興奮できる こうふんできる kōfun dekiru
Volitional 興奮しよう こうふんしよう kōfun shiyō
Negative 興奮しない こうふんしない kōfun shinai
Negative continuative 興奮せず こうふんせず kōfun sezu
Formal 興奮します こうふんします kōfun shimasu
Perfective 興奮した こうふんした kōfun shita
Conjunctive 興奮して こうふんして kōfun shite
Hypothetical conditional 興奮すれば こうふんすれば kōfun sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
興奮

Noun

興奮 • (heungbun) (hangeul 흥분)

  1. hanja form? of 흥분 (“excitement”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
興奮

Adjective

興奮

  1. chữ Hán form of hưng phấn (“excited; aroused”).
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