振ふるい落おとす

ふ

る

い

お

と

す

Meanings

1

godan verb (-su)

shake off; shake down; shake out

Used for physically shaking something to remove attached objects, dust, water, etc. Also used figuratively for shaking off pursuers or unwanted things.

傘かさの水すい滴てきを振ふるい落おとしてから中なかに入はいった。
I shook the water drops off my umbrella before going inside.

彼かれ

は

追お

っ

手て

を

振ふ

るい

落お

とす

ため

に

路ろ

地じ

に

隠かく

れ

た

。

He hid in an alley to shake off his pursuers.

Written forms

振ふるい落おとす
Standard kanji spelling using 振るい (shake) and 落とす (drop).
ふるい落おとすUsage81%
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common when the first part is written in kana.
ふるい落おとすUsage12%
Mixed kana-kanji variant with 落す.
ふるいおとすUsage8%
振ふるい落おとす
Variant with 落す instead of 落とす; both are used.

Kanji

落fall, drop, come down
振shake, wave, wag

Similar words

振ふる
振る is a general verb for 'to shake' or 'to wave', while 振るい落とす specifically means to shake something off or out, emphasizing removal.
落おとす
落とす means 'to drop' or 'to let fall'; 振るい落とす combines shaking with dropping, implying the object is dislodged by shaking.

Etymology

Compound of 振るい (continuative form of 振るう 'to shake') + 落とす ('to drop'). The verb 振るう itself is derived from 振る ('to shake').