Kanji 振: "shake, wave, wag"

Stroke order

Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.

Readings

In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.

At a glance

Common words with 振

The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.

• 振ふるto wave; to shake; to swing · to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
• 振ぶりway; manner; style · (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...
• 振ふり返かえるto turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back · to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
• 振ふり向むくto turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
• 首くびを振ふるsecouer la tête, faire non de la tête
• 手てを振ふるagiter la main, faire signe de la main
• 振ふり回まわすbrandir, agiter (une arme) · faire étalage de, se vanter de
• 振ふるうbrandir, manier (une arme, un outil) · exercer, déployer (un pouvoir, un talent)
• 首くびを横よこに振ふるsecouer la tête (en signe de refus), dire non de la tête
• 振しん動どうoscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
• 振ふり払はらうse débarrasser de (en secouant), repousser d'un geste
• 振ふりをするfaire semblant, feindre

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