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振ふり

Kana ふり Romaji furi

JLPT N1 Common word

01

振り ふり · furi

JLPT N1 Common word 風 (rarely used kanji form)

01noun · counter

swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag

02noun

usually kana

appearance; behaviour; behavior

03noun

usually kana

pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending

04noun · no-adjective

usually kana

(a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

05noun

postures (of a dance)

06noun

usually kana

lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup

usu. written as フリ in comedy contexts

07noun

unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment

08counter

counter for swords, blades, etc.

Examples

人のふり見て我がふり直せ。

Learn wisdom from the faults of others.

Tatoeba #144634

私は彼の言っている事がわからないふりをした。

I affected not to understand what he was saying.

Tatoeba #153930

知らぬふりをするな。

Don't pretend you don't know.

Tatoeba #127076

02

振り ぶり · buri

Common word

01suffix

usually kana

way; manner; style

02suffix

usually kana

(for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...

03suffix

usually kana

...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

04suffix

usually kana

tune; tone

Examples

彼は５週間ぶりに出社した。

He went to his office after an absence of five weeks.

Tatoeba #115067

彼は彼女の話し振りが気に入らなかった。

He did not like her manner of speech.

Tatoeba #100845

彼の話ぶりに腹が立った。

His way of speaking offended me.

Tatoeba #115739

Source

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