Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to wave; to shake; to swing
2. to sprinkle; to throw (dice)
3. to cast (actor); to allocate (work)
4. to turn down (somebody); to reject; to jilt; to dump
5. to abandon; to give up; to ruin
6. to add kana indicating a reading of a word
7. to slightly change headings; to change directions
8. to extract by broiling; to prepare an infusion of; to decoct
9. to carry with great vigor (e.g. a portable shrine)
10. to bring up a topic; to lead to a topic
11. to replace; to substitute
12. to set up a joke for somebody else
Pitch accent
Top 2200
Used in vocabulary (27 in total)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to shake one's head (in denial)
Examples (13 in total)
Tom dumped me.
Swing your arm back and forth.
Shake before using.