Vocab Info
N1 う-Verb
背く
to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
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Pitch Accent
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Word Type
う-Verb
単語の種類
五段動詞
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友人との約束に背くことは出来ません。
I cannot go against the promise made with my friend. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
主君に背いた家来たちが処刑されたそうだ。
It seems that the servants who disobeyed their lord were executed. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
妻にまで背かれたので、僕は本当に一人ぼっちです。
Even my wife went against me, so I am truly alone. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
両親の言いつけに背いたのなら、怒られるのも当然のことだ。
If you disobeyed your parents' instructions, it's only natural that you would get scolded. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}
ファンの期待に背いたが故にその俳優は多くのファンを失ったのだ。
The actor lost many fans because he ran counter to the fans' expectations. {to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe}