振り

振り

Japanese

Kanji in this term
振
ふ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 振る (furu, “to swing”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ふり [fùrí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) ふり​ [fùríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Alternative forms

• 風

Noun

振り (hiragana ふり, rōmaji furi)

1. swing
2. false pretense; pretending

   聞 (き)こえないふりをする

   kikoenai furi o suru

   to pretend to be unable to hear something

   家 (いえ)に帰 (かえ)ると妻 (つま)が必 (かなら)ず死 (し)んだふりをしています

   ie ni kaeru to tsuma ga kanarazu shinda furi o shiteimasu

   when I return home, my wife always plays dead

Counter

振り (hiragana ふり, rōmaji -furi)

1. swings; shakes
2. counter for swords; blades; etc.

Suffix

振り (hiragana ぶり, rōmaji -buri)

1. after an interval of; the first time since

   一 (いっ)週 (しゅう)間 (かん)ぶりですね。

   Isshūkan-buri desu ne.

   It has been a week, isn't it?

   三 (さん)か月 (げつ)ぶりに日本 (にほん)へ来 (く)る

   sankagetsu-buri ni nihon e kuru

   to revisit Japan after three months

   １０ (じゅう)年 (ねん)ぶりの最 (さい)新 (しん)版 (ばん)

   jūnen buri no saishinban

   latest version after a lapse of ten years

2. way of doing

   話 (はな)しぶり、飲 (の)みっぷり

   hanashi-buri, nomippuri

   way of talking; way of drinking

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN