Lingaku逆らう【さからう】
Frequency rank: 3,794. – 3,795.
- to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Godan verb with 'u' ending; intransitive verb
Forms
- 逆らう【さからう】Frequency rank: 3,794. – 3,795.
- さからう
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
This meaning indicates an action where a person or group is resisting or acting contrary to an authority, rule, or expectation. It often carries a sense of rebellion or challenge.
Generated collocations (experimental)
さからう逆らうことthe act of going againstうんめい運命にさからう逆らうto go against fateおや親にさからう逆らうto oppose one's parentsほうりつ法律にさからう逆らうto go against the lawじょうしき常識にさからう逆らうto defy common senseけんりょく権力にさからう逆らうto oppose authorityながれ流れにさからう逆らうto go against the flowさからう逆らうのはかんたん簡単ではないit's not easy to defyこえ声にさからう逆らうto go against one's own voiceじぶん自分のしんねん信念にさからう逆らうto go against one's own beliefs
Wiktionary definitions (experimental)
Example sentences
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She went against her parent's wishes, and married the foreigner.
He went abroad in opposition to her ardent wishes.
Tanaka's teaching goes against the stream of history.
No one dares to contradict his employer for fear of being fired.