Word Meaning 振り返る

ふりかえる furikaeru

振り返る is read as ふりかえる (furikaeru) and means to think back (on).

Meaning

English

to think back (on)
to reminisce
to look back (on)
to reflect (on)
to turn one's head
to look over one's shoulder
to turn around
to look back

Reading

Kana

ふりかえる

Romaji

furikaeru

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 20 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Rank 4261 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

振り返す

ふりかえす

to wave back

振る

ふる

to add kana indicating a reading of a word

振り切る

ふりきる

to break off from (pursuer)

振り上げる

ふりあげる

to raise overhead

振り分ける

ふりわける

to divide in two

振り替える

ふりかえる

to change (e.g. a bill)

振り絞る

ふりしぼる

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.)

振り回る

ふりまわる

to waver

振り立てる

ふりたてる

to toss (i.e. one's head)

振り当てる

ふりあてる

to assign

振り向ける

ふりむける

to turn (around)

振幅

しんぷく

amplitude (of vibration)

Example Sentences

後ろを振り返るな。

Don't look back.

老人は過度に昔を振り返る。

Old people look back on the past too much.

彼が振り返ることはなかった。

He never looked back.

過去のことを振り返るのはやめろよ。

Don't look back.

彼は私に後ろを振り返るなと言った。

He told me not to look behind.

人生を振り返ると、なんだか切なくなるな。

When I look back on my life, it's kind of sad.

自分の思春期を振り返ると、いつも憂うつな気分になる。

I cannot look back on my adolescence without feeling depressed.

彼女が通り過ぎると誰もが振り返るくらい、すごく綺麗な女の子だったんだ。

She was such a beautiful girl that everybody turned to look at her as she passed.