振る（ふる）
JLPT N4 · Godan verb (Group 1)
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, stays high, no drop
Meaning: to shake / wave
Conjugation
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| masu-form (polite) | 振ります | ふります |
| te-form | 振って | ふって |
| ta-form (past) | 振った | ふった |
| nai-form (negative) | 振らない | ふらない |
| potential form | 振れる | ふれる |
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Example sentences
- 友達が遠くから手を振っている。 — My friend is waving from a distance.
- よく振ってから飲んでください。 — Please shake well before drinking.
Idioms & proverbs containing “振る”
- 大盤振る舞い (おおばんぶるまい) — lavish feast; splendid banquet
- 棒に振る (ぼうにふる) — to waste; to sacrifice; to spoil; to ruin; to lose; to forfeit; to throw away
- 腕を振るう (うでをふるう) — to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
- 尻尾を振る (しっぽをふる) — to wag one's tail
- 大鉈を振るう (おおなたをふるう) — to make drastic cuts; to take an axe to
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