揮 means “wield, direct”

き · ki

Also: brandish, wave, wag, swing

Kun'yomi (Japanese reading)

ふるう

On'yomi (Chinese reading)

キ

JLPT N1 · Taught in grade 6 · 12 strokes

The story

A hand (扌) beside an army (軍): picture a general waving his arm to send the troops forward. 揮 is swinging and directing: an orchestra's 指揮者 conducts with a wave of the baton, and 発揮 is showing what you can really do.

Used in 指揮 (shiki, command/conducting), 発揮 (hakki, displaying one's ability), and 揮発 (kihatsu, evaporation)

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• 策 policy
• 提 propose
• 企 plan
• 施 carry out

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