Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to behave, to conduct oneself, to act.

Godan verb, transitive verb

  1. to treat (someone) to (food or drink), to entertain (e.g. to lunch).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
振舞う ふるまう
 
 
振る舞う ふるまう

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
dance, flit, circle
ま.う ブ まい (7th, N3)
nothingness, none, ain't
ム ブ な.い (4th)
person(人) variant
40, forty
シュウ よんじゅう しじゅう
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
fire, fire radical (no. 86)
ヒョウ カ
dancing radical (no. 136)
ブ セン まい (Kentei Pre-1)
evening
ゆう セキ ゆ (1st, N4)
sit or stand astride(跨) variant