ふるま
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, transitive)
1. to behave; to conduct oneself
2. to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
Pitch accent
るま
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Composed of
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
to act; to behave
Examples (11 in total)
He behaved like a child.
Animals act on instinct.
He is being kind today.
The soldier acted bravely.
He deals fairly with people.
She always acts politely toward everybody.
She acted as if she knew French well.
He must be crazy to behave like that.
Why are you acting like you don't know me?
Sometimes he acted as if he were my boss.
It was a surprise to see all the students behaving with decorum on prom night.