ふ
振
　
り

noun, counter

  1. swing, shake, wave, swinging.

noun

Usually written with kana alone.
  1. appearance, behavior.
  2. pretense (pretense), show, pretending (to). Oft. after a noun+の or verb in the dictionary form.

noun, takes genitive case の

Usually written with kana alone.
  1. going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction.

noun

  1. move (dance), postures.
  2. lead in (e.g. to a running joke, asking a question), lead up. Usually written with kana alone. Oft. as フリ.
  3. unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment.

suffix, counter

  1. counter for swords, blades, etc..

noun

Archaism.
  1. not wearing underwear or pants.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ふ
振
　
り
 振り ふり ✔
ふり
風
 風 ふり

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