Word details
振る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 振る.
Dictionary
Entry
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
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
振
shake, wave, wag, swing
10 strokesFrequency 614JLPT N1Grade 8
On
シン
Kun
ふ.るふ.れるふ.るう
Nanori
ふり
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