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振る

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 振る

Godan verb
Transitive
Freq #930
1

to wave; to shake; to swing

Examples
私は頭を数回振った
I shook my head a few times.
2

to sprinkle; to throw (dice)

3

to cast (actor); to allocate (work)

4

to turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; to dump

Examples
カズちゃん、さっき完膚無きまでに振っちゃおうとしたでしょ?
You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
5

to abandon; to give up; to ruin

6

to add kana indicating a reading of a word

7

to slightly change headings; to change directions

8

to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct

9

to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)

10

to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic

11

to replace; to substitute

12

to set up a joke for someone else

Kanji in this Word

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
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