振 means “wave, swing, shake”

ふる · furu

Also: wag

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ふる, ふれる, ふるう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

シン

JLPT N1 · Taught in secondary school · 10 strokes

The story

A hand (扌) beside 辰, the dragon of the zodiac: picture a dragon lashing its tail. 振る is to wave or swing, as in 手を振る, waving goodbye, or to dump a partner, and a 振り込み is a bank transfer, the one every ATM scam warning is about.

Used in 振る (furu, to wave/swing), 振り込み (furikomi, bank transfer), and 振動 (shindou, vibration)

More from Grip, Rub & Twist

• 握 grip
• 携 carry
• 扱 handle
• 摩 rub
• 撲 strike
• 抽 draw out
• 据 set in place
• 擦 rub
• 把 grasp
• 挿 insert
• 抹 rub out
• 搾 squeeze

Learn 振 and more kanji free on Fuji Learning · All kanji

Readings from KANJIDIC2, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA.