振り返ります（ふりかえります、furikaeりmasu）
- to look back

The Japanese verb 振り返ります振り返ります means "to look back," "to reflect," "to review," or "to turn around." It can refer to a physical action (turning one's head or body to look behind) or a more abstract process (thinking about the past, considering something again). The specific meaning depends on the context.

⚫︎過去を 振り返ります Translation: I look back on the past. ⚫︎人生を 振り返ります Translation: I reflect on my life. ⚫︎試験の前に、内容を 振り返ります Translation: Before the exam, I review the content.

This verb is used in various situations: ⚫︎When physically looking behind you. ⚫︎When thinking about a past event or period. ⚫︎When considering one's actions, decisions, or experiences. ⚫︎When reviewing information or materials. It is a versatile verb and can be used in both formal and informal contexts. The appropriate level of politeness can be expressed through the use of different verb forms. For instance, 振り返ります振り返ります is a polite, present tense form.

振り返ります振り返ります is typically written in hiragana as ふりかえります. The kanji form is 振り返ります. The okurigana is fixed to "り".

⚫︎回顧（かいこ）します (kaiko shimasu): to look back, to reminisce (more formal) ⚫︎見返（みかえ）します (mikaeshimasu): to look back, to re-examine ⚫︎反省（はんせい）します (hansei shimasu): to reflect, to self-reflect ⚫︎見（み）ます (mimasu): to look

⚫︎前（まえ）を見（み）ます (mae o mimasu): to look forward ⚫︎進（すす）みます (susumimasu): to advance, to move forward

卒業後、学生生活を 振り返り、感謝の気持ちでいっぱいになりました。 ・Translation: After graduation, I looked back on my student life and was filled with gratitude. ・Explanation: This sentence demonstrates 振り返り振り返り in the -masu stem, used here to describe the act of looking back on something (student life).

あの日の出来事を 振り返って、自分の行動を反省しました。 ・Translation: Looking back on the events of that day, I reflected on my actions. ・Explanation: This sentence uses the te-form of 振り返ります, 振り返って振り返って, to describe the action of reflecting on past events.

The word is formed from the verb 振り（ふ）る (furu), meaning "to turn" or "to wave," and 返（かえ）る (kaeru), meaning "to return" or "to come back." The compound verb 振り返る振り返る combines these elements to signify turning the body or mind to look back.