Entry
  1. Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending

    to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant

    Idiomatic expressionnon-standard variant of 愛嬌を振りまくsee 愛嬌を振りまく

    候補者たちは街頭に出て、せっせと愛想を振りまいています。
    The candidates are out kissing babies and pumping hands.

Also written 愛想を振り撒く【あいそをふりまく】

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Characters in this word

3
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

love, affection, favourite

Kun
いと.しいかな.しいめ.でるお.しむまな
On
アイ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 4
JLPT
N3
Frequency
640 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 17

Built from

Used in names as

あしかななるめぐめぐみよしちか

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-4-9, 2-1-12, 2-6-7SKIP code
4i10.1The Kanji Dictionary
2024.7Four corner code
2067deroo
611bUnicode hex code
1-16-06JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
2829Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1927New Nelson (John Haig)
2492New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3133Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1606Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2191Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
737Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
796Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
436A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2018Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
456Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10947Morohashi
417A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
259Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
259Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
339sakade
545Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
441henshall3
602Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
268crowley
1079Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
790Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
745Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
ai4Pinyin reading
aeKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
17WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

idea, thought, conception, think

Kun
おも.う
On
ソウ
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
381 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 13

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-9-4SKIP code
4k9.18The Kanji Dictionary
4633.0Four corner code
1858deroo
60f3Unicode hex code
1-33-59JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1728Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1922New Nelson (John Haig)
2828New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3507Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1810Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2462Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
609Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
656Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
352A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
324Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10858Morohashi
532A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
147Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
147Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
660sakade
544Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
350henshall3
421Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
197crowley
392Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
796Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
616Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang3Pinyin reading
sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
13WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shake, wave, wag, swing

Kun
ふ.るふ.れるふ.るう
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
614 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

ふり

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c7.14The Kanji Dictionary
5103.2Four corner code
1365deroo
632fUnicode hex code
1-31-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1920Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2171New Nelson (John Haig)
430New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
515Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
388Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2011Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2167Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
600A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1320Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1612Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12093Morohashi
1437A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
954Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1357Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1338Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
770Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
892Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2030Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level