Japanese

りかぶる

ふりかぶる
Meaning: to wind up; to brandish; to swing overhead
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 振りかぶる 振りかぶらない
Polite 振りかぶります 振りかぶりません
Past 振りかぶった 振りかぶらなかった
Polite + Past 振りかぶりました 振りかぶりませんでした
Te-form 振りかぶって 振りかぶらなくて
Potential 振りかぶれる 振りかぶれない
Passive 振りかぶられる 振りかぶられない
Causative 振りかぶらせる 振りかぶらせない
Causative + Passive 振りかぶらされる 振りかぶらされない
Imperative 振りかぶれ 振りかぶるな

Handwriting

振
り
か
ぶ
る

Example

The pitcher wound up big and then threw the first ball.

Usage Notes

Used when raising something (like a ball, bat, or sword) vigorously above one's head.

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