素振り

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
素	振
そ Grade: 5	ふ > ぶ Grade: S
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そ​ぶり [sóꜜbùrì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) そぶり [sòbúrí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞bɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

素(そ)振(ぶ)り • (soburi) 

1. bearing; behavior; manner

   考(かんが)える素振(そぶ)りを見(み)せる

   kangaeru soburi o miseru

   to visibly think

   (literally, “to show the behavior of thinking”)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
素	振
す Grade: 5	ふ > ぶ Grade: S
kun’yomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すぶり [sùbúrí] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [sɨᵝbɯ̟ᵝɾʲi]

Noun

素(す)振(ぶ)り • (suburi) 

1. (sports, etc.) practice swing

   木刀(ぼくとう)の素振(すぶ)り

   bokutō no suburi

   practice swings of a wooden katana