N1Verb

🏃Actions & Movement

振り返るふりかえる

furikaeru

to turn head, to turn around, to look back

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Example sentence

彼は私に後ろを振り返るなと言った。

He told me not to look behind.

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Kanji in 振り返る

shake, swing, wag, wave

return, answer, fade, repay

Sentences with 振り返る

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Words with the same kanji

Word	JLPT	Reading	Meaning
返す	N5	かえす	かえすto return something
返事	N4	へんじ	へんじreply, answer
振り	N3	ふり	ふりstyle, manner; pretense (e.g. 知らない振り = pretending not to know)
繰り返す	N3	くりかえす	くりかえすto repeat, to do something over again
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)
振り仮名	N2	ふりがな	ふりがなfurigana (kana written beside kanji to show the reading)
振舞う	N2	ふるまう	ふるまうto behave, to conduct

More Actions & Movement words

Word	Reading	Meaning
外方	そっぽ	そっぽlook (or turn) the other way
登録	とうろく	とうろくregistration, register, record
寄り掛かる	よりかかる	よりかかるto lean against, to recline on, to lean on, to rely on
カット	カット	カットcut, cutting
上昇	じょうしょう	じょうしょうrising, ascending, climbing
ジャンプ	ジャンプ	ジャンプjump
接触	せっしょく	せっしょくtouch, contact
損う	そこなう	そこなうto harm, to hurt

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