ふりかえる
Furikaeru
Other forms: 振りかえる、ふり返る、振返る
振り返る (Furikaeru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to turn one's head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verbto turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
- godan verb, transitive verbto think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
Examples
後ろを振り返るな。
Don't look back.
カルロスは振り返った。
Carlos turned round.
彼は肩越しに振り返った。
He looked back over his shoulder.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).