Save Gender Feminine Usage Japanese (Archaic) Scripts 振(Japanese Kanji) ふり(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. FOO-REE [key] Meaning & History From 振 (furi) meaning "fluttering/hanging sleeves". In the Edo period, furi were seen as fashionable, but the trend died out by the end of the 17th century. This caused the name to become obscure, too.