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振り返る

ふりかえる

to look back; to turn around

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Examples

  1. 一年を振り返ってみよう。

    いちねんをふりかえってみよう。

    Let's look back on the year.

  2. 名前を呼ばれて振り返った。

    なまえをよばれてふりかえった。

    I turned around when my name was called.

  3. 学生時代を振り返ると、楽しいことばかり思い出す。

    がくせいじだいをふりかえると、たのしいことばかりおもいだす。

    When I look back on my student days, only the good times come to mind.

Common patterns

後ろを振り返る
to look behind one
過去を振り返る
to look back on the past
一年を振り返る
to review the year

Memory tip

It covers both turning your head to look behind you and looking back over a stretch of time. 振り向く only has the physical sense, so for reviewing a year you need 振り返る.

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