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手向かう (てむかう) — to resist | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
手向かう

手向かう

手てむ向かう

to resist

Kanji Vocab Military15 strokes

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てむかう

Verb, Intransitive

1.

to resist

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Kanji that make up this word

て・て-・-て・た-…(2)

む.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう…(12)

yonder・facing・beyond・confront・defy…(2)

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