素振り

素振り

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
素	振
そ Grade: 5	ふ > ぶ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) そ​ぶり [sóꜜbùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • (Tokyo) そぶり [sòbúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [so̞bɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

素振り (hiragana そぶり, rōmaji soburi)

1. bearing; behavior; manner

   考 (かんが)える素 (そ)振 (ぶ)りを見 (み)せる

   kangaeru soburi o miseru

   to visibly think

   (literally, “to show the behavior of thinking”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
素	振
す Grade: 5	ふ > ぶ Grade: S
kun’yomi

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) すぶり [sùbúrí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [sɨᵝbɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

素振り (hiragana すぶり, rōmaji suburi)

1. (sports, etc.) practice swing

   木刀 (ぼくとう)の素 (す)振 (ぶ)り

   bokutō no suburi

   practice swings of a wooden katana

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN