Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in junior high

JLPT level: N1

614 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 10

Meaning: shake, wave, wag, swing

Kunyomi: ふ.る ふ.れる ふ.るう

Onyomi: シン

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Meaning: hand

Examples

Onyomi Examples

り子 フリコ pendulum

シンコウ promotion, encouragement

奪三 ダツサンシン striking a batter out

フシン dullness, slump, stagnation, inactivity, depression

Kunyomi Examples

ふる to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to throw (dice), to cast (actor), to allocate (work), to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump, to abandon, to give up, to ruin, to add kana indicating a reading of a word, to slightly change headings, to change directions, to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct, to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine), to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic, to replace, to substitute, to set up a joke for someone else

る舞い ふるまい behavior, behaviour, conduct, entertainment, treat, feast, banquet

れる ふれる to swing, to shake, to wave, to veer, to deflect, to lean towards

るう ふるう to swing, to wield (physically), to exert, to exercise (e.g. power, ability), to exhibit, to display, to wield (metaphorically), to flourish, to prosper, to thrive