興奮
こうふん · koufun · JLPT N3 · noun
exhilaration
🎢 興 rise up + 奮 rouse = feelings rising and stirred: excitement
興 means to rise or start up, as in 興味 (interest). 奮 means to rouse or stir, as in 奮い立つ (to be roused). Spirits that rise and get stirred up give 興奮. Sound hook: koufun is close to go, fun!