振るう
ふるう
Also written 揮う, 振う
Meanings
- Godan verb, Transitive to swing; to wield (physically); to exert See also: 槍を振るう (やりをふるう).
- to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to display; to wield (metaphorically) See also: 威を振るう (いをふるう).
- to flourish; to prosper; to thrive
Kanji
- 振 swing. Read as ふるう.
Example sentences
- ヨットは猛威を振るう嵐の中に翻弄された。
The yacht was at the mercy of the dreadful storm. - インフルエンザが都市部で猛威を振るった。
The flu struck the metropolitan area. - 暴風雨があらん限りの猛威を振るった。
The storm raged in all its fury.
Common phrases
- 暴力を振るう (ぼうりょくをふるう) to resort to violence
- 猛威を振るう (もういをふるう) to rage (of a storm, flu, etc.)
- 成績が振るわない
- 腕を振るう (うでをふるう) to exercise one's talent
- 権力を振るう
- 力を振るう
- 剣を振るう
- 手腕を振るう
- 熱弁を振るう
- 采配を振るう (さいはいをふるう) to wield a baton
- 打線が振るわない
Words containing 振るう
- 勢いを振るう (いきおいをふるう) to wield power
- 威を振るう (いをふるう) to exercise authority
- 采配を振るう (さいはいをふるう) to wield a baton
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