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    3. 逆らう

    逆らう

    逆さから​う​

    to go against

    N3KMT10News #40+1CoreVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    さからう

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

    Stroke 0 / 13

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは親おやの言いいつけに逆さからった。

    He disobeyed his parents' instructions.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    強つよい風かぜに逆さからって歩あるくのは大たい変へんだ。

    It's hard to walk against a strong wind.

    KMT10Daily LifeWeather & Geography
    彼かれは権けん力りょくに逆さからうことを恐おそれない。

    He is not afraid to defy authority.

    KMT10Politics & LawEmotions & Psychology
    自じ分ぶんの心こころに逆さからって生いきるのは苦くるしい。

    It's painful to live against your own heart's desires.

    KMT10Emotions & Psychology
    時じ代だいの流ながれに逆さからうのは難むずかしい。

    It's difficult to go against the current of the times.

    KMT10HistoryEmotions & Psychology

    Characters that make up this word

    逆
    さか・さか.さ・さか.らう…(2)
    inverted・reverse・opposite・wicked
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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