Vocabulary

What does 振り向く (ふりむく, furimuku) mean?

振り向く (ふりむく, furimuku) means to turn around, to look back.

Quick facts
Readingふりむく
Romajifurimuku
Part of speechgodan verb, transitive, intransitive
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N2
ふりむく
N2 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonfurimuku

to turn around, to look back

  1. 1godan verb · transitive · intransitive to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

Example sentences

  • I turned around when my name was called.

  • She never once looked back.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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