- 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
- 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 definitions (experimental)
- 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 word
- 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
This meaning conveys physical movement involving the arms or objects, often done in a repetitive manner.
This meaning refers to scattering small amounts of something or the action of tossing dice, both of which imply a light, carefree motion.
This meaning is used when assigning a role to an actor or distributing tasks among people.
This meaning indicates the action of refusing someone's romantic advances or terminating a relationship.
This conveys giving up on something or someone, often resulting in negative consequences.
This is oriented towards the practice in writing where additional characters are used to indicate pronunciation or reading guides for kanji.
This refers to altering a course of action or a topic slightly, implying a shift in focus.
This meaning relates to cooking processes where flavors are extracted from ingredients through heat, particularly in methods like broiling or boiling.
This meaning involves a strong, energetic activity; often used in cultural or festive contexts involving carrying heavy items with enthusiasm.
This usage implies initiating a discussion or conversation by introducing a subject matter.
This refers to the action of switching one thing for another, often used in contexts involving products or responsibilities.
This meaning is used in comedic contexts where one person creates a situation for another to make a joke or to get a laugh.
Generated collocations (experimental)
to wave one's handto raise a topic of discussionto wave one's handbehavior; conductto shuffle cardsto raise a bat or a weapon before swingingto throw words; to speakto behave; to actto allocate or distributerange of motion; fluctuationto look back; to reflectto perform a shaking actionto wave a cool breezeto discard; to throw asideto express one's troubles or worriesa choice with a wide range of options
Example sentences
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Just as we were leaving the exam room the doctor waved his hand saying, 'bye-bye'.
Kei is startled by that question, but shakes her head as it to say that it's nothing.
"Well, it's hot again today, isn't it?" "That's one more time you've started with a bland topic."