Furi

JLPT N1

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振り (Furi) is a Japanese noun meaning “swing, shake, sweep, wave”.

Meanings

  1. noun, counterswing; shake; sweep; wave; wag
  2. nounappearance; behaviour; behavior
  3. nounpretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending
  4. noun, adjectival noun(a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
  5. nounpostures (of a dance)
  6. nounlead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setupusu. written as フリ in comedy contexts

Examples

  • Don't pretend you don't know.

  • His way of speaking offended me.

  • I can't excuse his laziness.

Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).

Kanji in 振り

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