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

    to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability

    Idiomatic expression

    腕をふるって料理をしましょう。
    I'll try my hand at cooking.

Also written 腕を奮う【うでをふるう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

arm, ability, talent

Kun
うで
On
ワン
Strokes
12
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
1163 of 2500
Radical
meat
WaniKani
Level 24

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (29)
CodeReference
1-4-8SKIP code
4b8.6The Kanji Dictionary
7321.2Four corner code
3956deroo
8155Unicode hex code
1-47-51JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3786Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4837New Nelson (John Haig)
1006New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1269Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
687Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
919Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1418Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1522Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1114A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1180Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
29631Morohashi
1945A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
1299Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1376Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
850Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1550Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1342Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1038Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1430Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
wan4Pinyin reading
wanKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
24WaniKani 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