Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ふ > ぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

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Noun

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()() (soburi

  1. bearing; behavior; manner
    (かんが)える素振(そぶ)()せる
    kangaeru soburi o miseru
    to visibly think
    (literally, “to show the behavior of thinking”)

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
ふ > ぶ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

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Noun

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()() (suburi

  1. (sports, etc.) practice swing
    木刀(ぼくとう)素振(すぶ)
    bokutō no suburi
    practice swings of a wooden katana

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN