# 振 — Shake

Frequency rank 368 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Frequent enough that you will keep running into it once you read past headlines.

More common than 室 (Room), less common than 材 (Lumber).

- On’yomi: しん
- Kun’yomi: ふ
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level III of XX

Fingers on the left grab something in the morning on the right and shake it vigorously to wake up.

In words:

- 振る ふる — (1) to wave,to shake,to swing,(2) to sprinkle,(3) to cast (actor),to allocate (work)
- 振り ふり — pretence;show;appearance
- 振興 しんこう — promotion;encouragement

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