The Japanese word for to shake is
振る
ふる - furu
Japanese Definition
| shake | |
| 1. 揺する, 揺らす |
Translations for shake and their definitions
| 揺する | |
| 1. v. shake, rock, swing | |
| 2. v. blackmail, extort |
| 揺らす | |
| 1. v. (ja-vp, 揺らす, 揺れる) | |
| 2. v. to shake; to wobble; to make something sway | |
| (ja-x, 川風が枝%葉を揺らす。, かわかぜ が えだ%は を ゆらす。, The wind blowing from the river is shaking the branches and leaves.) |
| 振る | |
| 1. v. (ja-vp, 振る, 振れる) | |
| 2. v. to shake; (of a hand or flag) to wave; (of a tail) to wag; (of a baseball bat) to swing; to move something back and forth in a circular motion | |
| 手を 振る - to wave one's hand | |
| 3. v. to point something in a new direction; to swing something around to (a direction) | |
| 4. v. to sprinkle (something) on; to shake (something such as salt) on | |
| 5. v. to throw away; to discard | |
| 6. v. to reject someone; to jilt someone; to dump someone | |
| 7. v. to distribute; to divide among; to assign (to many people or places) | |
| ページ番号を振る - to assign page numbers | |
| 8. v. (orthography) to apply furigana or ruby | |
| ルビを振る - to indicate ruby | |
| 9. v. to replace; to change out | |
| 10. suffix. assuming the air of, acting like it (when one is not) | |
| かわいこ-ぶる - to act cute |
| 揺れる | |
| 1. v. (ja-vp, 揺らす, 揺れる) | |
| 2. v. to shake, to quake, to sway back and forth | |
| 地面が揺れた。 - The earth shook. | |
| 3. v. to pitch, to roll, to rock, to toss about (such as a ship on rough seas) | |
| 4. v. to jolt or joggle (such as a vehicle) | |
| 5. v. to swing back and forth (such as something suspended or hanging) | |
| 6. v. to flicker, to waver (such as a flame) | |
| 7. v. to tremble, to vibrate |
| 握手する | |
| 1. to shake hands |
| 振り払う | |
| 1. v. shake off |
| 振り落とす | |
| 1. v. shake off |
| 拭う | |
| 1. v. to wipe | |
| 汗を拭う - wipe away sweat | |
| 2. v. eliminate, get rid of | |
| 悩みを拭う - cast away one's concerns |
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(furu)
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