I Love Kanji振舞う (furumau)
振舞う (ふるまう, furumau) is a Japanese verb meaning “to behave; to conduct oneself”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- ふるまう
- Romaji
- furumau
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to behave; to conduct oneself; to act · godan verb, intransitive
- to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch) · godan verb, transitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 振舞う
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in う. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 振舞う | ふるまう furumau |
| Polite (~masu) | 振舞います | ふるまいます furumaimasu |
| Negative | 振舞わない | ふるまわない furumawanai |
| Polite negative | 振舞いません | ふるまいません furumaimasen |
| Past | 振舞った | ふるまった furumatta |
| Polite past | 振舞いました | ふるまいました furumaimashita |
| Negative past | 振舞わなかった | ふるまわなかった furumawanakatta |
| Te-form | 振舞って | ふるまって furumatte |
| Potential | 振舞える | ふるまえる furumaeru |
| Passive | 振舞われる | ふるまわれる furumawareru |
| Causative | 振舞わせる | ふるまわせる furumawaseru |
| Volitional | 振舞おう | ふるまおう furumaou |
| Imperative | 振舞え | ふるまえ furumae |
| Conditional (~ba) | 振舞えば | ふるまえば furumaeba |
Kanji in 振舞う
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 振舞う.
振るふるto wave振興しんこうpromotion振りふりswing振りぶりway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お見舞いおみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)舞台ぶたいstage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.)見舞いみまいvisit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune)
Source: JMdict entry 1603090 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.