振
振 — Shake
shake, wave, wag, swing
On’yomiシン (shin)
Kun’yomiふる (furu)
Kun’yomiふれる (fureru)
Kun’yomiふるう (furuu)
Stroke order (10 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 振
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 振興 | しんこう shinkou | promotion; encouragement |
| 不振 | ふしん fushin | dullness; slump; stagnation |
| 三振 | さんしん sanshin | strikeout |
| 振動 | しんどう shindou | oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum) |
| 奪三振 | だつさんしん datsusanshin | striking a batter out |
| 振り | ふり furi | swing; shake; sweep |
Study notes
振 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #614 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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