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振

振 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

形声。「手」+音符「辰」。「ふる」「ふるう」を意味する漢語｛振｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

shake, wave, wag, swing

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • シンJHS
Kun (native)
  • ふ(る)JHS
  • ふ(れる)JHS
  • ふ(るう)JHS
Nanori (used in names)
  • ふり
Other languages
  • 拼音zhen4
  • 한글jin
  • Hán-ViệtChấn
  • Hán-ViệtChân

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
手(て)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 1
Unicode
U+632F

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): left–right ⿰扌辰

Words using this kanji

  • 振興しんこう学術や産業が盛んになること。 学術や産業を盛んにすること。promotion, encouragement
  • 振動しんどう揺れ動くこと。 位置や物理量がある範囲で周期的に変動すること。 無限に続く数列が正の無限大にも負の無限大にも発散せず、極限が確定しないこと。oscillation, vibration, swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
  • 振りふりswing, shake, sweep, wave
  • 振替ふりかえ「ふりかえ」参照。transfer, switching over, change, money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person)
  • 振り返るふりかえるto turn one's head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back
  • 振込ふりこみpayment made via bank deposit transfer, discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
  • 振り回すふりまわすto wield, to brandish, to flourish, to wave (about)
  • 振り出しふりだしshaking (something) out, starting point, beginning, outset
  • 振り込むふりこむto make a payment via bank deposit transfer, to discard another player's winning tile
  • 振り付けふりつけchoreography, dance composition, dance coaching
  • 振り切るふりきるto shake off, to shake free from, to swing completely (bat, club, etc.), to take a full swing
  • 振り子ふりこ「ふりこ」を参照。pendulum
  • 振る舞いふるまいbehavior, behaviour, conduct, entertainment
  • 振幅しんぷく振動の幅の半分。振動の中心から振動の最大変位までの幅。amplitude (of vibration), (degree of) instability, volatility, fluctuation
  • 振るふるto wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle
  • 振舞うふるまう「ふるまう」を参照。to behave, to conduct oneself, to act, to treat (someone) to (food or drink)
  • 振りぶりway, manner, style, (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years)
  • 振り仮名ふりがなfurigana
  • 振り向くふりむく「ふりむく」参照to turn one's face, to turn around, to look over one's shoulder
  • 振り分けふりわけdivide, parting, separating, distribution

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Lookup codes

SKIP
1-3-7
Four Corner
5103.2
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3c7.14
Heisig
2167
Nelson
1920