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かれ
彼
は
こうほう
後方
からの
つるおと
弦音
に
おどろ
驚
き
ふ
振
り
かえ
返
った。
He was astounded to hear a vibrating bowstring behind him, so he looked back.
Conjugations and inflections
  振り返った is the past form of 'ru' godan verb 振り返る   ALL INFLECTIONS
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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こ う ほ う 0 こ う ほ う 3
behind; in the rear; in back  (opposite: 前方)
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つ る お と 0 つ る お と 4
noun
sound of vibrating bowstring
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お ど ろ き 0 お ど ろ き 4
noun
surprise; astonishment; wonder
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ふ り か え る 3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
後
ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うしろ behind   おくれる be late   
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幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
夂
go
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方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
弦
ゲン   つる bowstring, cord   
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玄
ゲン    mystery, dark   
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亠
lid
弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
驚
キョウ   surprised   おどろく to be surprised   おどろかす to surprise, to frighten   
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敬
ケイ   うやまう to respect, revere   
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艹
grass   
句
ク    verse, phrase   
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勹
wrap
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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攵
ぼく strike   
馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
振
シン   ふる    ふれる to wield, swing, wave   ふるう to wield, swing; prosper   
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辰
シン   たつ dragon; 7-9 am   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
扌
hand
返
ヘン   かえる to return, to come back   かえす to return (something)   
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反
ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そる to be warped, curved   
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⻌
move
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