愛想を振りまく
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 愛想を振りまく
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Idiomatic expression; Non-standard variant of 愛嬌を振りまく
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
Examples
候補者たちは街頭に出て、せっせと愛想を振りまいています。
The candidates are out kissing babies and pumping hands.
Kanji in this Word
愛
13 strokes
Frequency: 640
JLPT N2
Grade 4
Meanings
love
affection
favourite
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
アイ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
いと.しい
かな.しい
め.でる
お.しむ
まな
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
あ
あし
え
かな
なる
めぐ
めぐみ
よし
ちか
想
13 strokes
Frequency: 381
JLPT N2
Grade 3
Meanings
idea
thought
conception
think
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ソウ
ソ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
おも.う
振
10 strokes
Frequency: 614
JLPT N1
Grade 8
Meanings
shake
wave
wag
swing
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
シン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ふ.る
ふ.れる
ふ.るう
Nanori
— Specialized readings used in names
ふり
撒
15 strokes
Grade 9
Meanings
scatter
sprinkle
give them the slip
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
サン
サツ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ま.く
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