# 振 brandish / pretend

(handleft) + (payback) Same-ON
★★★☆☆
10 strokes
ILL PAIR JERK

## Onyomi

SHIN |

## Mnemonic

| I brandish a SHINY sword in my hand, about to do some payback on these pretentious suckas.

## Kunyomi

( を ) ふ*る | to brandish or wave something around ★★★☆☆
( に ) ふ＊られた | to be dumped ★★☆☆☆
( ｘｘｘ ) ふ＊り ( をする ) | to pretend to be something you're not. 1/2 KANA ★★☆☆☆

## Jukugo

身振り(みぶり) | gesture ★★☆☆☆ 身 ((one's own) flesh) + 振 (brandish / pretend) = 身振り (gesture) a gesture, conscious or not - a motion of any part of the body - from flipping someone off to waving to shaking one's booty.
知らん振り(しらんぷり) | feign innocence ★☆☆☆☆ 1/2 KANA 知 (know) + 振 (brandish / pretend) = 知らん振り (feign innocence ) to pretend you don't know what I am talking about, to feign innocence

## Lookalikes

| Meaning | Hint | Radical
--- | --- | --- | ---
振 | brandish / pretend | PAYBACK |
援 | assist | HAND | 手
緩 | become loose / abate | STRING | 糸
揺 | sway, joggle | CAN | 缶

He's brandishing a firearm to with which to dish out some PAYBACK,

I use my HAND to assist a bird in building a nest.

When you loosen the STRING, the CAN begins to sway.

## Synonyms

dump 見捨てる 振る
gesture 身振り 手振り 痛める
pretentious or arrogant 気取りや 尊大 いい気　になってる いばってる xxx振ってる 自惚れ 仰々しい 横柄な
regret 後ろめたい 省みる 後悔 反省 振り返る
to pretend or feign 振りをする 装う 惚ける