振り返る – vocab dash

振ふり返かえる

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Meanings

Godan verb

Intransitive verb

Transitive verb

1. to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back

Godan verb

Transitive verb

2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)

Kanji used

Pitch accent

ふりかえる

Examples38

彼かれは振ふり返かえって私わたしに微笑ほほえみかけた。

He looked back and smiled at me.

今いままでの人じん生せいを振ふり返かえって考かんがえてみた後あと、私わたしは目もく標ひょうを変かえる必ひつ要ようがあると判はん断だんした。

After reflecting on my life up to now, I decided that I needed to change my goals.

彼かれは私わたしに後うしろを振ふり返かえるなと言いった。

He told me not to look behind.

後うしろを振ふり返かえるな。

Don't look back.

彼かれは後うしろを振ふり返かえってその美うつくしい娘むすめを見みた。

He looked back at the pretty girl.

老ろう人じんは過か去こを振ふり返かえり過すぎです。

Old people look back on the past too much.