Kanji

What does the kanji 振 mean?

振 means waving, shaking, swinging. On'yomi シン. Kun'yomi ふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう.

Quick facts
On'yomi	シン
Kun'yomi	ふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう
Strokes	10
Main radical	手
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)	N1

振On'yomi シンKun'yomi ふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう

N1 · estimated, JLPT framework10 strokes

waving, shaking, swinging

Memory hook

The hand (扌) rocking the frame (辰) until everything shakes — SHAKE, WAVE, SWING.

Main radical

手hand 4 strokes

Built from

Stroke order · 10 strokes

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Common words

振るふるto wave, shake; to sprinkle; to reject (someone's romantic feelings)
振興しんこうpromotion, revitalization
振舞うふるまうto behave; to treat/entertain (someone)
振り仮名ふりがなfurigana (kana showing a kanji's reading)
振り向くふりむくto turn around, look back

More words with this kanji

振りふりmanner, appearance; pretense
～振り～ぶりmanner, style; after (an interval of time) (suffix)
不振ふしんslump, sluggishness
振動しんどうvibration, oscillation
身振りみぶりgesture, body language
振り出しふりだしstarting point; drawing (issuing) a bill of exchange
振り返るふりかえるto turn around and look back; to look back on, to reflect on

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