振りかける

ふりかける

Also written 振り掛ける

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb, Transitive to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)

Kanji

• 振 swing. Read as ふる.

Example sentences

• 彼は少量の塩をゆで卵にふりかけた。
  He put a touch of salt on a boiled egg.
• 肉に塩を少しふりかけます。
  Put some salt on your meat.

Common phrases

• 塩を振りかける
• 粉を振りかける

Related forms

• 振りかかる (ふりかかる) to fall (on) (intransitive partner)

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