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振る, ふる
Godan verb, Transitive
1. to wave, to shake, to swing
2. to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
3. to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
4. to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump
5. to abandon, to give up, to ruin
私は頭を数回振った。
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ぶる, 振る
Suffix, Godan verb, Usually in kana, after a noun, adjectival noun or adjective stem
1. to assume an air of ..., to act ..., to affect ..., to pose as ..., to behave like ..., to pretend to be ...
Intransitive, Colloquialism
2. to put on airs, to be self-important
私は頭を数回振った。
振る舞い, 振舞い, 振るまい, 振舞, ふるまい
1. behavior, behaviour, conduct
2. entertainment, treat, feast, banquet
よくもまあ、そんな振舞いができるもんだ。
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振舞う, 振る舞う, ふるまう
Godan verb, Intransitive
1. to behave, to conduct oneself, to act
Transitive
2. to treat (someone) to (food or drink), to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
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振るう, 揮う, 振う, ふるう
Godan verb, Transitive, See 槍を振るう
1. to swing, to wield (physically), to exert
See 威を振るう
2. to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically)
3. to flourish, to prosper, to thrive
その仕事に彼は才をふるった。
割り振る, 割振る, わりふる
Godan verb, Transitive
to assign, to allot, to divide among, to distribute, to prorate, to assess, to apportion, to allocate
登場人物がうまく割り振られていた。
いたぶる, 甚振る
Godan verb, Transitive, Usually in kana
1. to torment, to harass, to tease
2. to extort, to shake down, to demand money
棒に振る, ぼうにふる
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
to waste, to sacrifice, to spoil, to ruin, to lose, to forfeit, to throw away
私はあなたのために一生を棒にふるのはいやです。
話を振る, 話をふる, はなしをふる
Expression, Godan verb
to bring up a subject, to touch on a matter
「いやー、今日も暑いね」「また当たり障りのない話を振ってきたわね」
腕を振るう, 腕を奮う, うでをふるう
Expression, Godan verb, Idiomatic expression
to exercise one's talent, to display one's ability
腕をふるって料理をしましょう。
大手を振る, おおでをふる, おおてをふる
Expression, Godan verb
1. to swing one's arms greatly while walking
2. to act freely, to be brazen
ルビを振る, ルビをふる
Expression, Godan verb, See ルビ・2, See 振り仮名
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
尻尾を振る, しっぽを振る, しっぽをふる
Expression, Godan verb
1. to wag one's tail
Idiomatic expression
2. to flatter, to butter up, to fawn (on)
仮名を振る, 仮名をふる, かなをふる
Expression, Godan verb, See 振る・ふる・6, See 振り仮名
to add kana to, to add Japanese reading to
大盤振る舞い, 大盤振舞, おおばんぶるまい, おおばんふるまい
Takes suru, Intransitive, yojijukugo
1. lavish feast, splendid banquet
2. corporate largess, lavish hospitality
怖気を振るう, おぞけを振るう, おぞけをふるう, おじけをふるう
Expression, Godan verb
to be horrified, to be filled with trepidation
大鉈を振るう, 大なたを振るう, おおなたをふるう
Expression, Godan verb, Archaism, Idiomatic expression
to make drastic cuts, to take an axe to