Word Meaning 逆らう

さからう sakarau

逆らう is read as さからう (sakarau) and means to go against.

Meaning

English

  1. to go against
  2. to oppose
  3. to disobey
  4. to defy

Reading

Kana

さからう

Romaji

sakarau

Stroke Sequence

3 Characters • 13 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 5 Kanken 6級 Antonyms 従う Rank 7699 Priority B

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

逆効果

ぎゃくこうか

opposite effect

逆さ

さかさ

inverted

ぎゃく

converse (of a hypothesis, etc.)

逆手

さかて

underhand grip

逆境

ぎゃっきょう

adverse circumstances

逆立ち

さかだち

being upside down

逆行

ぎゃくこう

retrograde motion

逆説

ぎゃくせつ

paradox

逆戻り

ぎゃくもどり

retrogression

逆転

ぎゃくてん

reversal (of direction of rotation)

逆転勝ち

ぎゃくてんがち

winning after defeat seems certain

逆上せる

のぼせる

to become conceited

Example Sentences

1

わたしはさからうことができない。

i cannot resist.