Developer stirring member, developer replenishing unit, image forming apparatus

A developer stirring member, comprising:

• a shaft member elongated in a first direction and rotatably supported inside a container for storing powdery developer;
• and
• a film-like flexible member supported by the shaft member and configured to stir the developer, wherein
• the flexible member includes
• a base portion elongated in the first direction and fixed to the shaft member,
• a plurality of short piece portions, each extending from the base portion in a second direction that intersects the first direction, that are juxtaposed in the first direction with spaces in between one another,
• a long portion having a length that is longer in the second direction than the short piece portions, and extending in the second direction from portions of the base portion that are in between where the short piece portions are connected to the base portion, and
• the base portion, the short piece portions, and the long portion are made of one sheet of film material.