篩う ふるう Meanings Godan verb, Transitive to sieve (e.g. flour); to sift; to riddle See also: ふるいにかける. to pick out (e.g. a candidate); to select (from); to sort out; to eliminate (e.g. a possibility); to choose Kanji 篩 sieve; sift; screen. Read as ふるう. Jinuma: Japanese Dictionary · Word lists