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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 振り返る

    振り返る

    振ふり​返かえる​

    to turn one's head

    KMT7News #13+1CoreDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    振りかえるふり返る振返る

    ふりかえる

    Verb, Intransitive, Transitive

    1.
    to turn one's head, to look over one's shoulder, to turn around, to look back

    Verb, Transitive

    2.
    to think back (on), to reminisce, to look back (on), to reflect (on)

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    彼かの女じょは後うしろを振ふり返かえった。

    She looked back.

    KMT6Daily Life
    過か去こを振ふり返かえると、多おおくの思おもい出でが蘇よみがえる。

    When I look back at the past, many memories revive.

    KMT7Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    今きょ日うの出で来き事ごとを振ふり返かえって、日にっ記きに書かきました。

    I reflected on today's events and wrote them in my diary.

    KMT7Daily LifeLiterature
    人じん生せいの節ふし目めで、これまでの道 のりを振ふり返かえることは重じゅう要ようだ。

    At turning points in life, it's important to reflect on the path taken so far.

    KMT8Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    プロジェクトの成せい功こうを振ふり返かえり、チームは次つぎの目もく標ひょうを設せっ定ていした。

    Reflecting on the project's success, the team set their next goals.

    KMT8Work & CareerBusiness & Finance

    Characters that make up this word

    振
    ふ.る・ふ.れる・ふ.るう…(2)
    shake・wave・wag・swing
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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