Word Meaning 棒振り

ぼうふり boufuri

棒振り is read as ぼうふり (boufuri) and means Edo policeman.

Meaning

English

Edo policeman
conductor (orchestra, etc.)
waving a stick

Reading

Kana

ぼうふり

Romaji

boufuri

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 24 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 127618 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

棒手振

ぼてふり

Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street

棒振

ぼうふら

mosquito larva

棒に振る

ぼうにふる

to make a mess of

赤棒振

あかぼうふら

bloodworm (nonbiting midge larva)

棒高跳び

ぼうたかとび

pole vault

振り

ふり

counter for swords, blades, etc.

手振り

てぶり

(hand) gesture

身振り

みぶり

gesture

振り

ぶり

after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year)

空振り

からぶり

(punching and) failing to make contact

大振り

おおぶり

large swing (bat, racquet, etc.)

割り振り

わりふり

allocation