Godan verb

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

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
振り向く ふりむく
 
振向く ふりむく

Contained Kanji Breakdown

shake, wave, wag
ふ.る シン ふり (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
sign of the dragon, 7-9AM, fifth sign of Chinese zodiac
たつ シン とき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)
wild goose, trailing cliff radical (no. 27)
カン かりがね (Kentei 1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く コウ むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ ケイ まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)