振り向く

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
振 向
ふ
Grade: S 		む
Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
振向く

Pronunciation

  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of 「振り向く」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形) 		振り向く ふりむく
Imperative (命令形) 振り向け ふりむけ
Key constructions
Passive 振り向かれる ふりむかれる
Causative 振り向かせる ふりむかせる
Potential 振り向ける ふりむける
Volitional 振り向こう ふりむこー
Negative 振り向かない ふりむかない
Negative perfective 振り向かなかった ふりむかなかった
Formal 振り向きます ふりむきます
Perfective 振り向いた ふりむいた
Conjunctive 振り向いて ふりむいて
Hypothetical conditional 振り向けば ふりむけば

Verb

振(ふ)り向(む)く • (furimuku) godan (stem 振(ふ)り向(む)き (furimuki), past 振(ふ)り向(む)いた (furimuita))

  1. turn around (to physically rotate horizontally 180 degrees)
    • 1906, Natsume Sōseki, Botchan‎:
      窓(まど)から首(くび)を出(だ)して、振(ふ)り向(む)いたら、やっぱり立(た)っていた。
      Mado kara kubi o dashite, furimuitara, yappari tatte ita.
      I poked my head out of the window and looked back. She was still there.

Conjugation

Conjugation of "振り向く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 振り向か ふりむか furimuka
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 振り向き ふりむき furimuki
Shūshikei ("terminal") 振り向く ふりむく furimuku
Rentaikei ("attributive") 振り向く ふりむく furimuku
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 振り向け ふりむけ furimuke
Meireikei ("imperative") 振り向け ふりむけ furimuke
Key constructions
Passive 振り向かれる ふりむかれる furimukareru
Causative 振り向かせる
振り向かす 		ふりむかせる
ふりむかす 		furimukaseru
furimukasu
Potential 振り向ける ふりむける furimukeru
Volitional 振り向こう ふりむこう furimukō
Negative 振り向かない ふりむかない furimukanai
Negative continuative 振り向かず ふりむかず furimukazu
Formal 振り向きます ふりむきます furimukimasu
Perfective 振り向いた ふりむいた furimuita
Conjunctive 振り向いて ふりむいて furimuite
Hypothetical conditional 振り向けば ふりむけば furimukeba

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
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