Kanji N1

振: shake, wave, wag

振 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning shake, wave, wag, written with 10 strokes. It is read シン (on) and ふる, ふれる, ふるう (kun). It is one of the jōyō kanji taught in secondary school. You will see it in 振興 (しんこう, promotion) and 不振 (ふしん, dullness).

振

Meanings

  • shake
  • wave
  • wag
  • swing
Strokes10
JLPT levelN1
School gradeSecondary school
Frequency#614 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • シン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • ふる
  • ふれる
  • ふるう

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 振

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 振興しんこう

    promotion; encouragement

    JLPT N1
  • 不振ふしん

    dullness; slump; stagnation; inactivity

    JLPT N1
  • 振動しんどう

    oscillation; vibration

    JLPT N1
  • 振りふり

    swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag

    JLPT N1
  • 振り出しふりだし

    shaking (something) out

    JLPT N1
  • 振り仮名ふりがな

    furigana

    JLPT N2
  • 身振りみぶり

    gesture; gesticulation; motion

    JLPT N1
  • 振るふる

    to wave; to shake; to swing

    JLPT N3

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.