漢字道KANJIDO

10 strokesRadical

4Junior high level10 strokesRadical
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シン
Kun
ふ(る)・ふ(れる)・ふ(るう)
Meaning
shake; wave; flourish

Origin

ORIGIN

扌 "hand" with 辰 "to tremble": to shake the hand — to wave, to shake.

Stroke order

STROKE ORDER

Readings and examples

OFFICIAL READINGS

シン振動・振興・不振
ふる振る・振り
ふるう振るう

Compare: 奮う・震う

ふれる振れる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

Compounds

COMPOUNDS

  • 振るふる

    to shake; to wave

  • 振動しんどう

    vibration

Example

EXAMPLE

A sentence using this kanji

友だちが手を振ってくれた。

My friend waved to me.

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