振

音読おんよみ: シン

訓読くんよみ: ふる・ふるう

画数かくすう: 10 strokes

部首ぶしゅ: 扌(てへん / hand)

Meaning

To shake, wave, or swing. Commonly used for physical motion or metaphorical shifts.


  • 振動しんどう — vibration
  • 振興しんこう — promotion, advancement
  • 振作しんさく — bracing oneself, becoming encouraged
  • 振舞ふるまう — to behave, to treat (to a meal)
  • る — to shake, to swing
  • られる — to be dumped (in love)
  • 振袖ふりそで — long-sleeved kimono
  • 不振ふしん — slump, stagnation

振 combines the hand radical 扌 with the phonetic part 辰 (シン), suggesting an action involving the hand — shaking, swinging, or moving something.

It is often used in words involving movement or emotional shifts, such as 振動 (vibration) or 振られる (to be dumped).

かれって わかれを げた。
He waved his hand to say goodbye.

この装置そうち振動しんどう感知かんちします。
This device detects vibrations.

“ふる” is used when physically shaking or swinging something, like a bottle or umbrella.
The on-yomi “シン” appears in compound words like 振動 (vibration) or 振興 (promotion).

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