Meaning of 振り向く in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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振り向く, 振向くJLPT 2
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Kana Readingふりむく
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Romajifurimuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku` ending
- Meaning
- to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
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Example Sentences
振り向く, 振向く, ふりむく used in context
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I could not look back, you'd gone away from me.
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彼女は非常に美人だったので、彼女が通り過ぎると誰でも振り向いたものです。
She was such a beautiful girl that everybody turned to look at her as she passed.
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She turned around when she heard his voice.
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She turned around suddenly.
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She turned around and smiled.
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She looked behind.
Verb Conjugations
Common conjugated forms
Non-Past
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Te
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Related Kanji
Kanji found in this word
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
On: コウ
Kun: む.く, む.い, -む.き, む.ける, -む.け, む.かう, む.かい, む.こう, む.こう-, むこ, むか.い
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