Kanji

Jōyō kanji, Taught in grade 6

JLPT level: N1

946 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers

Stroke count: 12

Meaning: brandish, wave, wag, swing, shake

Kunyomi: ふる.う

Onyomi:

Composition:

Radical

Radical:

Reading: てへん

Meaning: hand

Strokes: 3

Examples

Examples with audio

発油(きはつゆ)   volatile oil

者(しきしゃ)   conductor

棒(しきぼう)   conductor's baton

する(しきする)   command, direct, conduct

する(はっきする)   demonstrate one's ability

Onyomi Examples

キハツ volatilization, volatilisation

キゴウ writing (esp. commissioned calligraphy), drawing, painting

総指 ソウシキ supreme command, direction over all

陣頭指 ジントウシキ taking command of a corps in a battle, command exercised by the leader of a group

Kunyomi Examples

振るう 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