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振り返る (ふりかえる): to turn head, to turn around, to look back — Japanese vocabulary

振り返る is read ふりかえる and means "to turn head, to turn around, to look back". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

振り返る

Reading
ふりかえる · furikaeru
Translation
to turn head, to turn around, to look back
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ふりかえるが

Example

彼は振り返って私に微笑みかけた。

かれはふりかえってわたしにほほえみかけた。

He looked back and smiled at me.

Kanji in this word

  • 振 — shake, swing
  • 返 — return

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