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Japanese symbol for “pretending”

Romaji: furi
swing; shake; sweep; wave

In Japanese, pretending is , read (furi).

Before using these characters for a tattoo, check them with a native speaker. Dictionary words often have several meanings, and the right choice depends on context.

Meanings

  1. ctr, n swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag
  2. n appearance; behaviour; behavior
  3. n pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending
  4. adj-no, n (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
  5. n postures (of a dance)
  6. n lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup

Written forms: . Readings: .

Kanji and stroke order

shake, wave, wag
on: シン
kun: ふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう
10 strokes · JLPT 1

Other Japanese words for “pretending”

WordReadingMeaning
そしらぬ soshiranufeigned; pretending (not to know)
モック mokkuposing; pretending
チャラ charaforgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

Related words

Words that share a kanji.

WordReadingMeaning
しんこう shinkoupromotion; encouragement
しんどう shindouoscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
ふりかえる furikaeruto turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around
ふしん fushindullness; slump; stagnation
ふりこみ furikomipayment made via bank deposit transfer

Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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