振る
ふる
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to wave; to shake; to swing
- to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
- to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
- to turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; to dump
- to abandon; to give up; to ruin
- to add kana indicating a reading of a word See also: 振り仮名 (ふりがな).
- to slightly change headings; to change directions
- to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
- to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
- to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
- to replace; to substitute
- to set up a joke for someone else
Kanji
- 振 swing. Read as ふる.
Example sentences
- 汽車が出て行く時、彼らは両親に手を振ってさようならをしました。
They waved good-bye to their parents as the train pulled out. - 何らかの理由で彼女は首を横に振った。
For some reason or another she shook her head. - よく振ってから使用してください。
Shake before using. - みんな旗を振り始めた。
Everybody started waving his flag. - ボブは会う人には誰にでも手を振った。
Bob waved to whomever he saw.
Common phrases
- 腕を振る
- 棒に振る
- 塩を振る
- サイコロを振る
- 手を振る (てをふる) to wave one's hand
- バットを振る
- 横に振る
- 左右に振る
- 前後に振る
- 番号を振る
- 首を振る (くびをふる) to shake one's head
- 首を縦に振る (くびをたてにふる) to nod one's head
- 旗を振る (はたをふる) to wave a flag
- 飛車を振る
- 腰を振る
Related forms
- 振れる (ふれる) to swing (intransitive partner)
Words containing 振る
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