Japanese

りほどく

ふりほどく
Meaning: to shake off; to break free from
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 振りほどく 振りほどかない
Polite 振りほどきます 振りほどきません
Past 振りほどいた 振りほどかなかった
Polite + Past 振りほどきました 振りほどきませんでした
Te-form 振りほどいて 振りほどかなくて
Potential 振りほどける 振りほどけない
Passive 振りほどかれる 振りほどかれない
Causative 振りほどかせる 振りほどかせない
Causative + Passive 振りほどかされる 振りほどかされない
Imperative 振りほどけ 振りほどくな

Handwriting

振
り
ほ
ど
く

Example

She shook off the arm that was grabbed.

Usage Notes

Used when forcefully freeing oneself from someone's grip or a physical restraint.

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