腕を振るう

• 読み: うでをふるう
• ローマ字: ude wo furuu
• 漢字の分解: 腕 (wan/ude) — arm, skill, ability; 振 (shin/fu) — swing, wield, brandish
• 発音: /ɯ.de.o.ɸɯ.ɾɯ.ɯ/

意味

To display one's skill; to show what one can do; to demonstrate one's abilities to the fullest.

A Group 1 (godan) idiomatic compound formed from 腕 (ude, arm; by extension skill or ability) and 振るう (furuu, to brandish or wield). The image is of a craftsman or expert swinging their arm with full power and precision. Frequently used for cooks, specialists, and professionals who are given the chance to work at their best. The nuance is positive — an opportunity to shine, not merely to perform.

例文

1. 新しいレストランで、シェフが思う存分腕を振るった。
2. やっと自分の専門知識を腕を振るえる場所が見つかった。
3. 大舞台でこそ真の実力者は腕を振るうものだ。

使い方ガイド

場面: cooking, professional skill, performance, career

トーン: positive

起源と歴史

Idiomatic compound using 腕 (ude), which metonymically refers to ability or skill (as the arm is the instrument of craft), and 振るう (furuu, to brandish/wield, from Old Japanese), evoking the full, unrestrained swing of an expert at work.

文化的背景

時代: Modern

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Universal