振り (Furi) is a Japanese noun meaning “swing, shake, sweep, wave”.
Meanings
- noun, counterswing; shake; sweep; wave; wag
- nounappearance; behaviour; behavior
- nounpretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending
- noun, adjectival noun(a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
- nounpostures (of a dance)
- nounlead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setupusu. written as フリ in comedy contexts
Examples
知らぬふりをするな。
Don't pretend you don't know.
彼の話ぶりに腹が立った。
His way of speaking offended me.
彼の怠けぶりを許せない。
I can't excuse his laziness.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).