Illustration: On a quiet Japanese residential lane, a person walking away from a small bakery turns their head and shoulders sharply back toward the doorway. Their feet and shopping bag still point along the original direction of travel, clearly separating the backward glance from their forward movement.

JLPT N2verbLevel estimated by Bebop

振ふり向むく

furimuku

to turn around, to look back

Example sentences

  1. 彼女かのじょは突然とつぜん振ふり向むいた。

    She turned around suddenly.

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  2. トムは振ふり向むきもせず立たち去さった。

    Tom left without looking back.

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  3. 私わたしは大声おおごえで彼かれの名前なまえを呼よんだが彼かれは振ふり向むかなかった。

    I called his name loudly, but he didn’t even look back.

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Kanji in 振向

  • 振shake; swingOnシンKunふる・ふれる・ふるう
  • 向face; tend towardOnコウKunむく・むい・むける

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