Vocabulary

What does 振り出し (ふりだし, furidashi) mean?

振り出し (ふりだし, furidashi) means starting point; drawing (issuing) a bill of exchange.

Quick facts
Readingふりだし
Romajifuridashi
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
ふりだし
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfuridashi

starting point; drawing (issuing) a bill of exchange

  1. 1noun shaking (something) out
  2. 2noun starting point; beginning; outset
  3. 3noun drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; draft
  4. 4noun throw (of dice)
  5. 5noun infusion (remedy)

Example sentences

  • I asked the bank to issue a bill of exchange.

  • The plan went back to square one.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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