10 strokes

shake, wave, wag, swing

Kunふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう
Onシン

Radicals

Common words

  • 振るふる
    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, 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
  • 振るぶる
    to assume the air of ..., to behave like ..., to put on airs, to be self-important
  • 振り返るふりかえる
    to turn one's head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back, to think back (on), to reminisce, to look back (on), to reflect (on)
  • 不振ふしん
    dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression
  • 振興しんこう
    promotion, encouragement
  • 三振さんしん
    strikeout, strike out, fanning out
  • 奪三振だつさんしん
    striking a batter out
  • 振りふり
    swing, shake, wave, swinging, appearance, behaviour, pretence (pretense), show, pretending (to), going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction, move (dance), postures, lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up, unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment, counter for swords, blades, etc., not wearing underwear or pants
  • 振替ふりかえ
    transfer, switching over, change, money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person), postal transfer
  • 振り出しふりだし
    shaking (something) out, starting point, beginning, outset, drawing (e.g. of a bill), issue, draft, throw (of dice), infusion (remedy), shaker (e.g. saltshaker)
  • 振り込むふりこむ
    to make a payment via bank deposit transfer, to discard another player's winning tile
  • 空振りからぶり
    swing and a miss, (punching and) failing to make contact, (ending in) failure, fruitless effort, vain attempt
  • 振り付けふりつけ
    choreography, dance composition, dance coaching
  • 振り切るふりきる
    to shake off, to shake free from, to swing completely (bat, club, etc.), to take a full swing, to break off from (pursuer), to pull away, to reject (request), to ignore
  • 振り子ふりこ
    pendulum
  • 振る舞いふるまい
    behavior, behaviour, conduct, entertainment, treat, feast, banquet
  • 大振りおおぶり
    somewhat large, of a larger size, on the large size, large swing (bat, racquet, etc.), long sweeping stroke
  • 割り振りわりふり
    allocation, assignment, allotment
  • 振幅しんぷく
    amplitude (of vibration), (degree of) instability, volatility, fluctuation, variation, swing
  • 振り分けふりわけ
    divide, parting, separating, distribution, carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder, hair parted in the middle
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