N2Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

振り向くふりむく

furimuku

to turn one's face, to turn around

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Example sentence

彼は振り向いて後ろを見た。

He turned around and looked back.

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Kanji in 振り向く

shake, swing, wag, wave

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Sentences with 振り向く

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
向こう	N5	むこう	むこうbeyond, over there
向かう	N4	むかう	むかうto face, to go towards
方向	N3	ほうこう	ほうこうdirection, course, way
傾向	N3	けいこう	けいこうtendency, trend, inclination
振り	N3	ふり	ふりstyle, manner; pretense (e.g. 知らない振り = pretending not to know)
向かい	N3	むかい	むかいfacing, opposite, across
振興	N3	しんこう	しんこうpromotion, encouragement
振る	N3	ふる	ふるto wave, to shake; to sprinkle; to cast (actor)

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
発	はつ	はつto depart (e.g., on a plane, train)
熱する	ねっする	ねっするto heat
目指す	めざす	めざすto aim at, to have an eye on
狙う	ねらう	ねらうto aim at
迫る	せまる	せまるto draw near, to press
巡る	めぐる	めぐるto go around
潰す	つぶす	つぶすto smash, to waste
もたれる	もたれる	もたれるto lean against, to lean on

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