振 — kanji meaning “shake”
振
shake, wave, wag, swing
- Meanings
- shake, wave, wag, swing
- On'yomi
- シン (shin)
- Kun'yomi
- ふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう
- Name readings
- ふり
- Strokes
- 10
- School grade
- 8
- JLPT (old scale)
- Level 1
- Newspaper frequency
- #614 of 2,500
- Classical radical
- 64
- Chinese reading
- zhèn — Chinese character page
Words with 振
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 振り | ふり furi | swing; shake; sweep |
| 振興 | しんこう shinkou | promotion; encouragement |
| 振動 | しんどう shindou | oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum) |
| 振り返る | ふりかえる furikaeru | to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around |
| 不振 | ふしん fushin | dullness; slump; stagnation |
| 振込 | ふりこみ furikomi | payment made via bank deposit transfer |
| 振り付け | ふりつけ furitsuke | choreography; dance composition; dance coaching |
| 三振 | さんしん sanshin | strikeout |
| 振る | ふる furu | to wave; to shake; to swing |
| 振替 | ふりかえ furikae | transfer; switching over; change |
| 振る舞い | ふるまい furumai | behavior; behaviour; conduct |
| 振り回す | ふりまわす furimawasu | to wield; to brandish; to flourish |
Data: KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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