NichiDict

振る

N3
ふる
[furu]
Illustration for 振る

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to wave; to shake; to swing

2.GodanTransitive

to sprinkle; to throw (dice)

3.GodanTransitive

to cast (actor); to allocate (work)

4.GodanTransitive

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

5.GodanTransitive

to abandon; to give up; to ruin

6.GodanTransitive

to add kana indicating a reading of a word

7.GodanTransitive

to slightly change headings; to change directions

8.GodanTransitive

to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct

9.GodanTransitive

to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)

10.GodanTransitive

to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic

11.GodanTransitive

to replace; to substitute

12.GodanTransitive

to set up a joke for someone else

Other Readings

振る」 has another reading with different meanings.

Examples

手を振って友達に挨拶します。

I greet my friend by waving my hand.

料理に塩を振って味を調える。

Sprinkle salt on the dish to season it.

子どもたちは大きく手を振って別れを告げた。

The children waved their hands broadly to say goodbye.