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A2 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
歯向かうto strike back at, to bite back, to turn on, to rise against, to oppose, to defy
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Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb
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to strike back at, to bite back, to turn on, to rise against, to oppose, to defy
All Forms
歯向かう 【はむかう】、歯向う 【はむかう】、刃向かう 【はむかう】
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権力に歯向かうのは時間の無駄だ。
Defying power is a waste of time.
野良犬が歯向かってきたので拳で対抗しました。
A stray dog bit at me, so I fought back with my fist.
主人:「俺に歯向かう気か?」召使い:「滅相もないです。」
Master: 'Are you planning to defy me?' Servant: 'Absolutely not.'
ボスに歯向かった社員が首になったと聞いて恐怖で震えています。
I heard that the employee who opposed the boss got fired, and I'm trembling with fear.
あの強大な権力に歯向かおうとするとは…なんて諦めの悪いやつなんだ。
To think someone would dare to rise against that formidable power... What a relentless person they are.
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