Keyword
to wave
Info
FrequencyTop 100-200
Type
Jōyō 
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KankenLevel 4
Heisig2167
Readings
(89%)
(5%)
しん
(3%)
Composed of
left hand
sign of the dragon
Used in vocabulary (454 in total)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
Examples (180 in total)
Don't look back.
He never looked back.
The boy turned around then.
He turned around and looked back.
He didn't so much as turn his head.
She turned around when she heard his voice.
She turned around suddenly.
He turned around when I called.
Shake before using.
We broke up. To be precise, she broke up with me.
Looking back, I have many good memories.
Do you know the girl waving at us over there?
She waved at him.
She greeted him waving her hand.
A man shouted something, waving his hand.
I waved my hand to them.
The old man stopped suddenly and looked back.
He shook his head.
I shook my head.
There was something about that house that made her stop and look again.
I called his name loudly, but he didn't even look back.
He shook his head up and down.
Swing your arm back and forth.
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
Who is that girl waving to you?
The dog, wagging its tail, followed its master.
My dog is wagging his tail.
Seeing me, the dog wagged its tail.
Shake the bottle before using.
I couldn't shake off his hand.
Why are you acting like you don't know me?
Animals act on instinct.
He behaved like a child.
She's acting on instinct.
Sometimes he acted as if he were my boss.
Sometimes he acts as if he were my boss.
He is being kind today.
Children like to pretend to be adults when they play.
The boy pretended to be too sick to go to school.
The boy pretended that he was too sick to go to school.
He looked back at me before he went on board the plane.
She waved at me before she got on board the plane.
He shook his head as if to say No.
He looked back at me and grinned.
She waved goodbye to me.
I often look back at my younger years.
If you act like a child, you will be treated as such.
Kate was astonished by his behavior.
His behavior is very odd today.
Your behavior is creating a lot of problems.
Do people behave differently when they go abroad?
I can't forgive him for behaving like that.
I can't stand his behavior anymore.
I was offended at his behavior.
His behavior was often a target of criticism.
His behavior is worthy of respect.
His behavior shocked us.
His behavior troubles us.
His behavior was that of a gentleman.
He acts as if he were a king.
He manifested his character in his behavior.
Her behavior gave rise to rumors.
Her behavior was appropriate to the occasion.
She behaved quite foolishly.
She was ashamed of her children's behavior.
I'm sorry for my bad behavior.
He is ashamed of his behavior.
I was ashamed of my behavior.
He acted as though we had insulted him.
The man who is waving to me is my uncle.
Ten years is a short time when we look back at it.
He looked back and smiled at me.
She turned around quickly.
The soldier acted bravely.
He tried to be brave while he was being held hostage.
His behavior is worthy of praise.
The dog wagged its tail eagerly.
The player swung the bat at a ball.
He looked back over his shoulder.
As the train pulled out, they waved goodbye to their parents.
They regarded his behavior as childish.
They looked on her behavior as childish.
She smiled, waving her hand.
Bob waved to everyone he saw.
I shook my head a few times.
A nod is a sign of agreement.
Don't be swayed by gossip.
I think that it's best not to be impolite.
If you are a student, behave as such.
He knows how to behave in public.
He behaves in a very strange fashion.
If you are a man, behave as such.
She always acts politely toward everybody.
She turned around and smiled.
He acted like a madman.
I told her to tell me the truth, but she shook her head.
I sometimes look back on my childhood.
Mike acted as chairperson of the meeting.
When I look back on my life, I realize how much time I wasted.
You should apologize to Mrs. Smith for your rude behavior the other night.
Tom and Mary pretended to be husband and wife.
Tom dumped me.
Tom pretended not to know the answer.
Tom acted like a hero.
Tom acted like he wasn't interested in Mary.
Tom can't put up with Mary's behavior anymore.
Tom was annoyed by Mary's behavior.
Tom pretended to understand Mary's poem.
Tom pretended he was still asleep.
Tom left without looking back.
Tom served us a good meal.
Tom shook his head.
Mary acted like she was not interested in Tom.
I saw Tom and Mary waving their hands.
Old people look back on the past too much.
Tom was thrown from his horse.
Chris swung his sword!
She acted as if she knew French well.
He must be crazy to behave like that.
I just can't overlook his rude behavior.
The boy talks as if he were a great scholar.
Tom talked as if he knew everything.
Tom talks as if he knows everything.
He speaks as if he had read the book before.
The dog is wagging its tail.
The dog followed its master, wagging its tail.
When the dog saw me, it wagged its tail.
If you behave like a servant, you'll be treated like a servant.
He deals fairly with people.
He acted fairly towards me.
Whose account should I transfer the money to?
Please transfer 450 dollars to my account.
This gesture is familiar to young people.
Are these gestures used in the USA?
We often use gestures to convey simple messages.
Gesture is another way of communication.
She's just pretending to be insensitive.
She was only pretending to be asleep.
My dog often pretends to be asleep.
We communicated through gestures.
The tourist tried to order a salami pizza using gestures.
I feel nothing but contempt for such dishonest behavior.
Carlos turned around.
Jane made an angry gesture.
He was very friendly to everybody.
He laughed loudly, which behavior seemed inappropriate.
I don't like your behavior.
She turned around and saw someone was following her.
She behaves as if she had been brought up in a good family.
In looking back, I feel deeply grateful to my parents.
She got angry at his rude behavior.
The storm raged in all its fury.
The government started a program to promote industry.
He turned the bottle upside down and shook it, but still the honey wouldn't come out.
The choreography is quite simple.
It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.
They communicated with each other by gesture.
I swung my leg over the fence.
This smart pillow vibrates when you snore.
Smith struck Jones out.
The dog was wagging his tail.
His daily behavior is not consistent with his principles.
Everyone started waving their flags.
Tom waved the flag.
They waved flags all together.
We waved flags to welcome members of our baseball team.
This is the worst storm in ten years.
Tom pretended to be deaf.
High tax and poor sales bankrupted the company.
The stock market is in a prolonged slump.
We communicated with each other by gesture.
Looking back on our college days, it seems as if they were a century ago.
She must have been well-off in the past.
From the way they talked, I presumed they were married.
Many people will lose their jobs due to the slump in the auto industry.
Shake well before use.
Shake the medicine bottle before use.
The government has taken measures to promote domestic industry.
We will make the payment by bank transfer.
Enclosed is a copy of the bank transfer receipt.