Vocab Info
N1 う-verb (く), Intransitive verb
背くto run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe
Dictionary Definition
Common
- う-verb (く), Intransitive verb - 1. - to run counter to, to go against, to disobey, to infringe 
 
All Forms
背く 【そむく】、叛く 【そむく】
Details
- そ 
- む 
- く 
 
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Examples
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- 友人との約束に背くことは出来ません。 - I can't go against a promise I made to a friend. - N1
 
- 主君に背いた家来たちが処刑されたそうだ。 - It seems the retainers who disobeyed their lord were executed. - N1
 
- 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... I'm truly all alone now. - N1
 
- 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, then of course you got scolded. - N1
 
- 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 went against their expectations. - N1
 
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