EntryCommon
  1. Godan verb with 'ku' ending, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb

    to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

    私が呼んだとき彼は振り向いた。
    He turned around when I called.
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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

shake, wave, wag, swing

Kun
ふ.る、ふ.れる、ふ.るう
On
シン
Strokes
10
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
614 of 2500
Radical
hand
WaniKani
Level 26

Built from

Used in names as

ふり

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-3-7SKIP code
3c7.14The Kanji Dictionary
5103.2Four corner code
1365deroo
632fUnicode hex code
1-31-22JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1920Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2171New Nelson (John Haig)
430New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
515Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
316Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
388Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
2011Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2167Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
600A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1320Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1612Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
12093Morohashi
1437A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
954Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
984Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1357Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1338Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
770Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
892Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
2030Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
zhen4Pinyin reading
jinKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
26WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Kun
む.く、む.い、-む.き、む.ける、-む.け、む.かう、む.かい、む.こう、む.こう-、むこ、むか.い
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
182 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

こお、た、な、むか、むかい、むこう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3d3.10The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
849deroo
5411Unicode hex code
1-24-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
101Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
712New Nelson (John Haig)
3052New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3790Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1934Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2627Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
183Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
195Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
217A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
312Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
215Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3301Morohashi
278A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
199Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
199Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
213sakade
402Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
294henshall3
266Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
192crowley
557Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
319Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
186Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang4Pinyin reading
hyang, sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level