JLPT N3 · Noun

振り (furi)

振り (ふり, furi) is a Japanese noun meaning “swing; shake”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ふり
Romaji: furi
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag · noun, counter
appearance; behaviour; behavior · noun · usually written in kana
pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending · noun · usually written in kana
(a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction · noun, noun taking の · usually written in kana
postures (of a dance) · noun

Example sentences

人のふり見て我がふり直せ。

Learn wisdom from the faults of others.

Tatoeba #144634

私は彼の言っている事がわからないふりをした。

I affected not to understand what he was saying.

Tatoeba #153930

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 振り

shake, wave, wagシン・ふ.る・ふ.れる · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 振り.

振るふるto wave振興しんこうpromotion振舞うふるまうto behave振り仮名ふりがなfurigana振り向くふりむくto turn one's face振動しんどうoscillation不振ふしんdullness身振りみぶりgesture振り返るふりかえるto turn one's head振り出しふりだしshaking (something) out

Source: JMdict entry 1361130 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.