振り (ふり): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

振り (ふり) means pretence / appearance / show.

See example sentences below.

振り at a glance

振り

ふりfuri

N3noun

pretence / appearance / show

振りふりfuriN3Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning

pretence / appearance / show

Example 1

彼は忙しいふりをしている。

Translation

He is pretending to be busy.

Example 2

子どもは知らないふりをした。

Translation

The child pretended not to know.