ふる
振る
to wave; to shake; to swing
N5Common wordGodan verb (ru ending)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to wave•to shake•to swing
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to sprinkle•to throw (dice)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to cast (actor)•to allocate (work)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to turn down (someone)•to reject•to jilt•to dump
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to abandon•to give up•to ruin
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to add kana indicating a reading of a word
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to slightly change headings•to change directions
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to extract by broiling•to prepare an infusion of•to decoct
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to bring up a topic•to lead to a topic
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to replace•to substitute
Godan verb (ru ending), Transitive verb
to set up a joke for someone else
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Kanji Breakdown
Conjugations
Present辞書形
振る(ふる)
Negativeない形
振らない(ふらない)
Pastた形
振った(ふった)
Past Negativeなかった形
振らなかった(ふらなかった)
Te-formて形
振って(ふって)
Example Sentences
腕を前後に振りなさい。
Swing your arm back and forth.
彼は首を上下に振った。
He shook his head up and down.
彼女は昨日、彼をふった。
She gave him the elbow yesterday.
彼は首を前後に振りました。
He shook his head back and forth.
彼は怒って首を左右に振った。
He gave an angry shake of his head.
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