振
振·shake, wave
- On-yomi
- シン
- Kun-yomi
- ふ(る)ふ(るう)
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Stroke order
Write it in this order; the numbers mark where each stroke starts.
Common words
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 振る | ふる | to wave, to shake |
| 振り込み | ふりこみ | bank transfer |
| 振動 | しんどう | vibration |
| 振り返る | ふりかえる | to turn around; to look back on |
Example sentences
彼女は笑って手を振った。
かのじょはわらっててをふった。
She smiled and waved.
家賃は毎月、銀行振り込みです。
やちんはまいつき、ぎんこうふりこみです。
The rent is paid by bank transfer every month.
名前を呼ばれて振り返った。
なまえをよばれてふりかえった。
I turned around when my name was called.
Similar-looking kanji
Do not confuse these on the exam.
- 振震震 (quake, as in 地震) has the rain roof 雨 over 辰; 振 has the hand radical 扌.
- 振辰辰 is the shared right-hand element; on its own it is a zodiac sign, not a word you meet often.
Common mistakes
- Writing 震 for 振 — 振動 is mechanical vibration, 震動 is the shaking of the ground
- Reading 振り込み as しんこみ; the kun reading ふり is used here
Memory aid
Picture it
A hand (扌) attached to 辰 — the arm swinging back and forth.
Vocabulary using this kanji
- 不振ふしんslump, poor performance, being off form
- 振り回すふりまわすto swing around; to jerk around
- 振り絞るふりしぼるto muster (strength, voice)
- 振る舞うふるまうto behave; to treat (to food)
- 腕を振るううでをふるうto show one's skill
- 振興しんこうpromotion; encouragement (of an industry or region)
- 振り出しふりだしthe start; square one; drawing or issuing (a draft or bill)
- 身振りみぶりgesture; gesticulation; body language
- 久し振りひさしぶり(doing something) for the first time in a long while; after a long interval
- 振動しんどうvibration; oscillation; shaking
- 振りふりpretence; pretending (to be); manner; behaviour; a swing
- 振り込みふりこみbank transfer
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