振(ふ)るto wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle, to turn down (somebody), to dump

Common

1. う-verb (る), Transitive verb

   1. 1.

      to wave, to shake, to swing

   2. 2.

      to sprinkle, to throw (dice)

   3. 3.

      to cast (actor), to allocate (work)

   4. 4.

      to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump

   5. 5.

      to abandon, to give up, to ruin

   6. 6.

      to add kana indicating a reading of a word

      See Also:

      • 振り仮名

   7. 7.

      to slightly change headings, to change directions

   8. 8.

      to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct

   9. 9.

      to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)

   10. 10.

       to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic

   11. 11.

       to replace, to substitute

   12. 12.

       to set up a joke for someone else