- 振動 — vibration
- 振興 — promotion / advancement
- 振作 — bracing oneself / becoming encouraged
- 振舞う — to behave / to treat (to a meal)
- 振る — to shake / to swing
- 振られる — to be dumped (in love)
- 振袖 — long-sleeved kimono
- 不振 — slump / stagnation
振 combines 扌 (hand) with 辰 (シン, phonetic). It depicts an action involving the hand — shaking, waving, or swinging. It also extends metaphorically to emotional or situational changes, like 振動 (vibration) or 不振 (slump).
彼は 手を 振って 別れを 告げた。
He waved his hand to say goodbye.
この装置は 振動を 感知します。
This device detects vibrations.