Word Meaning 振る舞う

ふるまう furumau

振る舞う is read as ふるまう (furumau) and means to behave.

Meaning

English

to behave
to conduct oneself
to entertain
to treat someone (to a drink)
to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)

Reading

Kana

ふるまう

Romaji

furumau

Writing Variants

振舞う ふるまう furumau

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 28 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper grade Kanken 4級 Related Words 料理 Rank 7406 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

振る舞い

ふるまい

behavior

振舞い水

ふるまいみず

water left in buckets on the roadside during the summer for travellers

振舞い試験

ふるまいしけん

behaviour tests

振る舞い酒

ふるまいざけ

sake offered to someone

立ち振る舞う

たちふるまう

to act

大盤振る舞い

おおばんぶるまい

corporate largess

立ち居振る舞い

たちいふるまい

movements

立ち振る舞い

たちふるまい

farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)

通夜振る舞い

つやぶるまい

dinner and drinks served after a wake

大尽振舞

だいじんぶるまい

royal treatment

節振舞

せちぶるまい

seasonal feast

椀飯振舞

おうばんぶるまい

corporate largess

Example Sentences

年齢相応に振る舞うようにしなさい。

Try to act your age.

彼女は良家で育てられたかのように振る舞う。

She behaves as if she had been brought up in a good family.

どうして私のことを知らないみたいに振る舞うの？

Why are you acting like you don't know me?

かつて、男性は「男らしく」、女性は「女らしく」振る舞うことを強要された時代があった。

There was once a time when men were forced to act manly and women forced to act in a feminine manner.