振る【ふる】
Frequency rank: 1,001.
Alsoふる
- to wave; to shake; to swing
- to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
- to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
- to turn down (someone); to reject; to jilt; to dump
- to abandon; to give up; to ruin
- to add kana indicating a reading of a wordsee also 振り仮名
- to slightly change headings; to change directions
- to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
- to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
- to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
- to replace; to substitute
- to set up a joke for someone else
Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb
Generated: This meaning conveys physical movement involving the arms or objects, often done in a repetitive manner.
I waved my hand.
Generated: This meaning refers to scattering small amounts of something or the action of tossing dice, both of which imply a light, carefree motion.
Generated: This meaning is used when assigning a role to an actor or distributing tasks among people.
Generated: This meaning indicates the action of refusing someone's romantic advances or terminating a relationship.
Generated: This conveys giving up on something or someone, often resulting in negative consequences.
Generated: This is oriented towards the practice in writing where additional characters are used to indicate pronunciation or reading guides for kanji.
Generated: This refers to altering a course of action or a topic slightly, implying a shift in focus.
Generated: This meaning relates to cooking processes where flavors are extracted from ingredients through heat, particularly in methods like broiling or boiling.
Generated: This meaning involves a strong, energetic activity; often used in cultural or festive contexts involving carrying heavy items with enthusiasm.
Generated: This usage implies initiating a discussion or conversation by introducing a subject matter.
He brought up the topic.
Generated: This refers to the action of switching one thing for another, often used in contexts involving products or responsibilities.
Generated: This meaning is used in comedic contexts where one person creates a situation for another to make a joke or to get a laugh.
Example sentences132 results
Just as we were leaving the exam room the doctor waved his hand saying, 'bye-bye'.