振 — shake, wave, wag

ふる振 shake

U+632F Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard. JLPT 1 Japanese-Language Proficiency Test level. N5 is beginner, N1 is the most advanced. This kanji appears at the 1 level. Grade S Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school. 10 strokes Freq #614 Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common. Heisig #2167 Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.

Meanings

shake
wave
wag
swing

word

ふ fu Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).

振(ふ) る furu to wave 振(ふ) り返(かえ) る furikaeru to look back 振(ふ) り furi pretense

しん shin On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).

振(しん) 興(こう) shinkou promotion 振(しん) 動(どう) shindou vibration

Stroke order

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