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振る

ふる

Readings

ふる

Meanings

  1. 1.
    v5r, vtto wave; to shake; to swing
  2. 2.
    v5r, vtto sprinkle; to throw (dice)
  3. 3.
    v5r, vtto cast (actor); to allocate (work)
  4. 4.
    v5r, vtto turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; to dump
  5. 5.
    v5r, vtto abandon; to give up; to ruin
  6. 6.
    v5r, vtto add kana indicating a reading of a word
  7. 7.
    v5r, vtto slightly change headings; to change directions
  8. 8.
    v5r, vtto extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
  9. 9.
    v5r, vtto carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
  10. 10.
    v5r, vtto bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
  11. 11.
    v5r, vtto replace; to substitute
  12. 12.
    v5r, vtto set up a joke for someone else

Kanji breakdown

振
N510 strokesGrade 8

Example sentences

私は頭を数回振った。

I shook my head a few times.

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?

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振るふる

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

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