JapanLingo

興奮こうふん

koufun

excitement

N3

How to remember this word

Tie 興奮 to one concrete moment from your own week in Japan where “excitement” came up — a word anchored to a real scene sticks far better than a definition.

Example sentences

Example 1

shiai o mite koufun shimashita.

I got excited watching the game.

Example 2

kodomotachi wa atarashii asobiba ni koufun shiteiru you desu.

The children seem excited about the new playground.