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振る
Readings
ふる
furu
English
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to wave, to shake, to swing
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to sprinkle, to throw (dice)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to cast (actor), to allocate (work)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to abandon, to give up, to ruin
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
See also: 振り仮名
to add kana indicating a reading of a word
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to slightly change headings, to change directions
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to replace, to substitute
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
Transitive verb
to set up a joke for someone else
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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 振る, 振ります
[does], will [do] 振らない, 振りません
doesn't [do], will not [do] Past 振った, 振りました
[did] 振らなかった, 振りませんでした
didn't [do] Te-form, Continuative 振って, 振りまして 振らないで, 振りませんで 振らなくて
Kanjis
振 ON: シン KUN: ふ.る, ふ.れる, ふ.るう
shake, wave, wag, swing

Stroke: 10 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-3-7 FC: 5103.3


Phrases
私は頭を数回振った。
Parts: 私 (わたし) 頭 (あたま) 数回 (すうかい) 振る (ふる)
I shook my head a few times.

建築家は芸術家ぶってはならない。
Parts: 建築家 (けんちくか) 芸術家 (げいじゅつか) 振る (ぶる) ならない (ならぬ)
An architect should not pretend to be an artist.

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？
Parts: ちゃん 先 (さっき) 完膚無きまで (かんぷなきまで) 振る (ふる) じゃう とする でしょう (でしょ)
You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?