振る舞う – Vocabulary details

振ふる舞まう

Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)

1. to behave; to conduct oneself; to act

Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)

2. to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

to wave

traditional dance

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to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl

to act; to behave

彼かれは子こ供どものように振ふる舞まった。

He behaved like a child.

動どう物ぶつは本ほん能のうのままに振ふる舞まう。

Animals act on instinct.

彼かれは今日きょうは親しん切せつに振ふる舞まっている。

He is being kind today.

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