Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to wave, to shake, to swing.
  2. to sprinkle, to throw (dice).
  3. to cast (actor), to allocate (work).
  4. to turn down (someone), to reject, to jilt, to dump.
  5. to abandon, to give up, to ruin.
  6. to add kana indicating a reading of a word.
  7. to slightly change headings, to change directions.
  8. to extract by broiling, to prepare an infusion of, to decoct.
  9. to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine).
  10. to bring up a topic, to lead to a topic.
  11. to replace, to substitute.
  12. to set up a joke for someone else.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
振る ふる

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shake, wave, wag
ふ.る シン ふり (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
たつ シン とき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant