振る | Japanese meaning

振る【ふる】

Frequency rank: 1,001.

Godan verb with 'ru' ending; transitive verb

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

Forms

振る【ふる】Frequency rank: 1,001.
ふるFrequency rank: 11,821. – 11,851.

Generated definitions (experimental)

to wave; to shake; to swing

This meaning conveys physical movement involving the arms or objects, often done in a repetitive manner.

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I waved my hand.

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He swings the flag.

to sprinkle; to throw (dice)

This meaning refers to scattering small amounts of something or the action of tossing dice, both of which imply a light, carefree motion.

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He sprinkled sugar on the cake.

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I threw the dice.

to cast (actor); to allocate (work)

This meaning is used when assigning a role to an actor or distributing tasks among people.

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He allocated the roles.

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I assigned work for the new project.

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

This meaning indicates the action of refusing someone's romantic advances or terminating a relationship.

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She rejected him.

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I was turned down for a date yesterday.

to abandon; to give up; to ruin

This conveys giving up on something or someone, often resulting in negative consequences.

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He abandoned his dreams.

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His actions ruined him.

to add kana indicating a reading of a word

This is oriented towards the practice in writing where additional characters are used to indicate pronunciation or reading guides for kanji.

ふるふ振ふがな。

I added furigana to the kanji.

。

He checked the reading in the dictionary.

to slightly change headings; to change directions

This refers to altering a course of action or a topic slightly, implying a shift in focus.

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He changed the direction of the plan.

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I will change the headings of the presentation.

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

This meaning relates to cooking processes where flavors are extracted from ingredients through heat, particularly in methods like broiling or boiling.

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The aroma comes out by brewing the tea.

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I decocted the soup.

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

This meaning involves a strong, energetic activity; often used in cultural or festive contexts involving carrying heavy items with enthusiasm.

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They carried the portable shrine with great vigor.

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They swayed the portable shrine for the festival.

to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic

This usage implies initiating a discussion or conversation by introducing a subject matter.

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He brought up the topic.

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I introduced a new proposal at the meeting.

to replace; to substitute

This refers to the action of switching one thing for another, often used in contexts involving products or responsibilities.

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He replaced the old parts.

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A new player substituted him.

to set up a joke for someone else

This meaning is used in comedic contexts where one person creates a situation for another to make a joke or to get a laugh.

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He set up a joke for his friend.

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She created a funny situation.

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

132 results

1. 、きごう「きごう」。

Just as we were leaving the exam room the doctor waved his hand saying, 'bye-bye'.