日本語道場

Nihongo Dojo — N3 → N2

Kanji

N2

Meaningsshake, wave, wag, swing
On'yomiシン
Kun'yomiふ、ふ、ふ
Strokes10
Radical

Compounds

  • swing, shake, sweep, wave

  • to turn one's face, to turn around, to look over one's shoulder

  • to make a payment via bank deposit transfer, to discard another player's winning tile

  • to turn one's head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back

  • to wave, to shake, to swing, to sprinkle

  • promotion, encouragement

  • amplitude (of vibration), (degree of) instability, volatility, fluctuation

  • gesture, gesticulation, motion

  • bearing, conduct, manner

Example sentences

  • The executives' conduct reflects company culture.

  • Another event that has the same behaviour would also be fine.

  • The mean value of the frequency decreases with increasing amplitude.

  • I just roughly allocated it to each function.

  • She must have seen better days.

  • It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.

  • My boss took me to task for the poor quality of my work.

  • I'm afraid of discord arising with my husband so I'm turning a blind eye to his mistress.