振ふり返かえる
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
1. to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
But in the end, I slowly turned around.
Verb (5-dan, る, transitive)
2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
Looking back on his own actions, he thought that this could not go on.
Kanji used
to wave
return something
Pitch accent
ふ
りか
える
Top 900
Composed of
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
Examples (50 in total)
Don't look back.
Even when called, they don't turn around.
Carlos turned around.
I slowly turned around.
I reflexively turned around and looked up.
And then, I looked back at the kitchen.
He looked back over his shoulder.
Even if I look back, it is dark and I cannot see anything.
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
He waved as he turned to look back.
He looked back and smiled at me.
I sometimes look back on my childhood.
Old people look back on the past too much.
Teresa turns around vigorously.
When I turned around, there stood a girl.
But in the end, I slowly turned around.
Looking back, I have many good memories.
The old man stopped suddenly and looked back.
I left the shop without looking back.
Even if I scream, the two of them not only don't turn around, but just keep getting farther away.
I often look back at my younger years.
After the game, the two of them went back over the positions.
Tom left without looking back.
There is no need to look back to know who it is.
Everyone went up without looking back and disappeared from view.
I don't even know if looking back on the past has any meaning.
Looking back now, numerous questions arise.
Then she turned around to face me and looked up.
We looked back on our shared memories and laughed together.
Startled, I turned around, and there stood a tall, beautiful woman.
When I called out to him, he stopped walking and turned around with a cool expression.
He didn't even turn around, let alone reply.
Ten years is a short time when we look back at it.
In looking back, I feel deeply grateful to my parents.
Looking back on his own actions, he thought that this could not go on.
The man never once looked back, nor did he ever lose his way.
At a girl's sudden scream, we all turned around at once.
He hurriedly turned around to look behind him and stared intently at the figure.
I reflexively look back, but I cannot see anyone who looks like a police officer.
At the station entrance, the two robbers looked back over their shoulders once.
I turned around without understanding why, and there stood a girl holding a bucket.
Feeling as though I had been called, I turned around, and there was my beloved.
The soldier who had been walking in front of them suddenly turned around and noticed the anomaly.
There was something about that house that made her stop and look again.
Then she turned toward me and smiled, showing her teeth.
He looked back at me before he went on board the plane.
The executive who took the call turned to a colleague with a look of undisguised bewilderment.
However, as if having changed his mind, he pulled his hand back and suddenly looked behind him.
When I look back on my life, I realize how much time I wasted.
Looking back on our college days, it seems as if they were a century ago.