振る

Reading

Kana: ふる
Romaji: furu
Kana
Romaji

Definitions

v5r
vt
1

to wave; to shake; to swing

2

to sprinkle; to throw (dice)

3

to cast (actor); to allocate (work)

4

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

5

to abandon; to give up; to ruin

6

to add kana indicating a reading of a word

See also: 振り仮名
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 the main topic

11

to replace; to substitute

12

to set up a joke for somebody else

Kanji

Readings: シン、 ふ.る、 ぶ.る、 ふ.り、 -ぶ.り、 ふ.るう
Meanings: shake, wave, wag, swing

Example Sentences

(とし)相応(そうおう)にふるまえ。
➥Act your age.
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(かれ)(くび)(よこ)()った。
➥He shook his head.
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(わたし)(あたま)(すう)(かい)()った。
➥I shook my head a few times.
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(かれ)堂々(どうどう)()()う。
➥He carries himself regally.
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(かれ)学者(がくしゃ)ぶっている。
➥He set up for learning.
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(わたし)(くび)(よこ)()った。
➥I shook my head.
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