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JLPT N1suru verbLevel estimated by Bebop

奮ふん発ぱつ

funpatsu

to splurge, to treat oneself

Example sentences

  1. 奮発ふんぱつしてスイッチ買かっちゃった。

    I treated myself to a Nintendo Switch.

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  2. 彼かれは奮発ふんぱつして新車しんしゃを買かった。

    He treated himself to a new car.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 中古ちゅうこの車くるまを買かおうと思おもってたけど、今いまはそれなりに稼かせいでるから、奮発ふんぱつして新車しんしゃを買かうことにしたんだ。

    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.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 奮発

  • 奮stirred up; be invigoratedOnフンKunふるう
  • 発departure; dischargeOnハツ・ホツKunたつ・あばく・おこる

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