振り

Etymology

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 振る (furu, “to swing”).

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ふり [fùrí] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
  • (Tokyo) ふり​ [fùríꜜ] (Odaka – [2])^[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Alternative forms

• 風

Noun

振り (hiragana ふり, rōmaji furi)

1. swing
2. false pretense; pretending

   聞 (き)こえないふりをする

   kikoenai furi o suru

   to pretend to be unable to hear something

   • 2014, “夜明けと蛍”‎, performed by n-buna:

     したいことが見 (み)つけられないから
     急 (いそ)いだ振 (ふ)り　俯 (うつむ)くまま
     
     転 (ころ)んだ後 (あと)に笑 (わら)われてるのも
     気 (き)づかない振 (ふ)りをするのだ

     shitai koto ga mitsukerarenai kara
     isoida furi utsumuku mama
     
     koronda ato ni warawareteru no mo
     kizukanai furi o suru no da

     I can't find anything I want to do
     so I pretend to be in a hurry with my head down
     
     Even if I am teased after falling down
     I pretend to not notice

Counter

振り (hiragana ふり, rōmaji -furi)

1. swings; shakes
2. counter for swords; blades; etc.

Suffix

振り (hiragana ぶり, rōmaji -buri)

1. after an interval of; the first time since

   一 (いっ)週 (しゅう)間 (かん)ぶりですね。

   Isshūkan-buri desu ne.

   It has been a week, isn't it?

   三 (さん)か月 (げつ)ぶりに日本 (にほん)へ来 (く)る

   sankagetsu-buri ni nihon e kuru

   to revisit Japan after three months

   １ (じゅ)０ (う)年 (ねん)ぶりの最 (さい)新 (しん)版 (ばん)

   jūnen buri no saishinban

   latest version after a lapse of ten years

2. way of doing

   話 (はな)しぶり、飲 (の)みっぷり

   hanashi-buri, nomippuri

   way of talking; way of drinking

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