Word Meaning 頭を振る

かぶりをふる kaburi o furu

頭を振る is read as かぶりをふる (kaburi o furu) and means to shake one's head (in denial).

Meaning

English

to shake one's head (in denial)

Reading

Kana

かぶりをふる

Romaji

kaburi o furu

Writing Variants

かぶりを振る かぶりをふる kaburiofuru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 30 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 頷く Proverb ✓ Rank 70525 Priority L

Related Vocabulary

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頭に血が上る

あたまにちがのぼる

to lose one's cool

頭が回る

あたまがまわる

to get one's head around

頭を丸める

あたまをまるめる

to become a monk

頭を下げる

あたまをさげる

to apologize

頭部外傷

とうぶがいしょう

head injury

頭株

あたまかぶ

chief

頭状花序

とうじょうかじょ

capitulum (inflorescence)

頭遣い

かしらつかい

puppeteer for the head

振り返る

ふりかえる

to think back (on)

振る

ふる

to add kana indicating a reading of a word

振り切る

ふりきる

to break off from (pursuer)

割り振る

わりふる

to assign