振り
Meanings
Noun
Counter
1. swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag
Noun
2. appearance; behaviour; behavior (Usually kana)
3. pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending (Usually kana)
Noun
No-adjective
4. (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction (Usually kana)
Noun
5. postures (of a dance)
6. lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup (Usually kana, usu. written as フリ in comedy contexts)
7. unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
Counter
8. counter for swords, blades, etc.
Other spellings
ふり
Kanji used
Pitch accent
ふり
ふり
Used in vocabulary
振込
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
Noun
振替
transfer; switching over; change; money transfer (usu. between accounts held by the same person); postal transfer
Noun
振り出し
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; outset; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; draft; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy); shaker (e.g. saltshaker)
Noun
振り分け
divide; parting; separating; distribution; carrying two bundles tied together over one's shoulder; hair parted in the middle
Noun
Examples18
人
Learn wisdom from the faults of others.
私
I affected not to understand what he was saying.
知らぬ
Don't pretend you don't know.
私の
My dog often pretends to be asleep.
子供
When children play, they often make believe they are grownup.
人
By other's faults wise men correct their own.