Meaning of 振る in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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振るJLPT 3
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Kana Readingふる
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Romajifuru
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Word Senses
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- Godan verb with `ru` ending, transitive verb
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- to wave; to shake; to swing
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- to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
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- to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
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- to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump
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- to abandon; to give up; to ruin
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- to add kana indicating a reading of a word
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- to slightly change headings; to change directions
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- to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
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- to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
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- to bring up the main topic
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- to replace; to substitute
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- to set up a joke for somebody else
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Example Sentences
振る, ふる used in context
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圭はその問いにギクリとさせられたが、頭を何でもないといいたそうに横に振る。
Kei is startled by that question, but shakes her head as it to say that it's nothing.
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You were about to dump her flat out, weren't you?
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The caged tiger lashed its tail.
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Swing your arm back and forth.
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She gave him the elbow yesterday.
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She shook the rug to get the dust out of it.
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