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振り向く (ふりむく): to turn one's face, to turn around — Japanese vocabulary

振り向く is read ふりむく and means "to turn one's face, to turn around". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

振り向く

Reading
ふりむく · furimuku
Translation
to turn one's face, to turn around
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ふりむくが

Example

彼女は後ろを振り向いた。

かのじょはうしろをふりむいた。

She looked behind.

Kanji in this word

  • 振 — shake, swing
  • 向 — Yonder, Facing, Beyond

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