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 129036 Priority U

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

棒手振り

ぼてふり

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

棒に振る

ぼうにふる

to make a mess of

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

素振り

すぶり

practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

羽振り

はぶり

flapping of wings