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N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

(さか)らうto go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

      1.

      to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy

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    逆らう 【さからう】

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      (かぜ)(さか)って(はし)るのは大変(たいへん)です。

      Running against the wind is difficult. {to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy}

      • N1

      (ひと)運命(うんめい)(さか)って()きる(こと)出来(でき)ない。

      People cannot live by defying their fate. {to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy}

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      上司(じょうし)命令(めいれい)(さか)ったので、()をつけられてしまいました。

      Because I defied my boss's orders, I ended up being targeted. {to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy}

      • N1

      政府(せいふ)(さか)って逮捕(たいほ)された活動家(かつどうか)亡命(ぼうめい)大々(だいだい)(てき)報道(ほうどう)されている。

      The asylum of the activist who was arrested for defying the government is being widely reported. {to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy}

      • N1

      小説(しょうせつ):「その(おとこ)(かみ)意志(いし)(さか)ったが(ゆえ)に、地獄(じごく)()とされたのであった。」

      Novel: "The man was cast into hell because he defied the will of God." {to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy}

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