フリ
Meanings
Counter
Noun
Suffix
1. swing; shake; sweep; wave; wag
Noun
Usually written in kana
2. appearance; behaviour; behavior
3. pretence; pretense; (false) show; pretending
Adjective (の)
Noun
Usually written in kana
4. (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
Noun
5. postures (of a dance)
6. lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); setup
usu. written as フリ in comedy contexts
7. unsewn part of a hanging sleeve on a traditional Japanese woman's garment
Counter
8. counter for swords, blades, etc.
Pitch accent
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Used in vocabulary (42 in total)
to pretend; to act (as if)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
furigana; kana printed above or next to kanji to indicate pronunciation
Examples (1 in total)
Children like to pretend to be adults when they play.