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振舞ふるまう

ふるまう furumau Play N2 Godan verb Intransitive

Meanings and examples

人や物事にふさわしい態度や振る舞いをする。 to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain (vt)

Example 1

彼女かのじょは小娘こむすめのように振ふる舞まった。

She behaved as if she were a little girl to his sons.

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Example 2

学生であるならそのように振舞いなさい。

If you are a student, behave as such.

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Kanji breakdown

振

N1

shake; wave; wag; swing

On reading
シン
Kun reading
ふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう
Radical
手

舞

N3

dance; flit; circle; wheel

On reading
ブ
Kun reading
ま.う、-ま.う、まい
Radical
舛
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振り仮名

N2

ふりがな

pronunciation key

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見舞う

N2

みまう

to ask after (health); to visit

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お見舞い

N4

おみまい

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry

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振る

N3

ふる

to wave; to shake; to swing; to sprinkle; to cast (actor); to allocate (work)

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舞台

N3

ぶたい

stage (theatre)