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昂

昂: rise

rise; get excited
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Readings

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Kun
あがる・たかい・たかぶる

Kun 昂ぶる (たかぶる, to be stirred up). In 昂奮 and 昂揚 it is an old variant of 興 and 高.

Key words

昂ぶるたかぶるto be excited
昂奮こうふんexcitement (old spelling of 興奮)
昂揚こうようelation; exaltation
激昂げっこうto be enraged
意気軒昂いきけんこうin high spirits

Example sentences

The night before the match my feelings were so stirred up that I couldn't sleep.

Insulted, he flew into a rage and left his seat.

On the morning the results were announced, he left the house in high spirits.

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