Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 振る(ふる) in Japanese

振る
JLPT 3
Kana Reading
ふる
Romaji
furu
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    Godan verb with `ru' ending, transitive verb
    Meaning
    to wave; to shake; to swing
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to abandon; to give up; to ruin
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to add kana indicating a reading of a word
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to slightly change headings; to change directions
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to bring up the main topic
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to replace; to substitute
  • Parts of speech
    Meaning
    to set up a joke for somebody else

Examples of 振る, ふる in a sentence

Verb Conjugations

Non-Past

Plain
振る
Plain Polite
振ります
Negative
振らない
Negative Polite
振りません

Past

Plain
振った
Plain Polite
振りました
Negative
振らなかった
Negative Polite
振りませんでした

Te

Plain
振って
Plain Polite
振りまして
Negative
--
Negative Polite
--

Passive

Plain
振られる
Plain Polite
振られます
Negative
振られない
Negative Polite
振られません

Related Kanji

振 JLPT 1

10 strokes

shake, wave, wag, swing

On'Yomi: シン

Kun'Yomi: ふ.る, ぶ.る, ふ.り, -ぶ.り, ふ.るう

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