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背く - Japanese Dictionary | immit
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背く
そむく
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動詞 / verb
1
to disobey, to go against, to violate, to break
彼は親の言いつけに背いて家を出た。
He left home in defiance of his parents' instructions.
上司の命令に背くわけにはいかない。
I can't disobey my boss's orders.
それは法に背く行為だ。
That is an act that violates the law.
約束に背いたのは彼のほうだ。
He is the one who broke the promise.
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違反
反する
逆らう
破る
antonym
従う
antonym
守る
2
to rebel against, to turn against, to betray
家臣が主君に背いて兵を挙げた。
The retainer rebelled against his lord and raised an army.
彼は国に背いた罪で捕らえられた。
He was arrested for the crime of betraying his country.
長年の仲間に背くことはできなかった。
I couldn't turn against my companions of many years.
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裏切る
反逆
逆らう
離反
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従う
3
to go against (expectations), to fall short of, to betray (trust)
ファンの期待に背く結果になってしまった。
The result ended up betraying the fans' expectations.
彼女は皆の信頼に背くようなことはしない。
She would never do anything to betray everyone's trust.
その店は名に背かない立派な料理を出す。
That restaurant serves fine food that lives up to its name.
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裏切る
反する
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応える
4
[literary] to turn one's back on, to turn away from
彼は太陽に背いて立っていた。
He stood with his back to the sun.
灯りに背いて座ると、手元が暗くなる。
If you sit with your back to the light, your hands fall into shadow.
彼は世に背いて山奥で暮らした。
He turned his back on the world and lived deep in the mountains.
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polite
negative
present
背く
past
背いた
volitional
背こう
imperative
背け
potential
背ける
passive
背かれる
causative
背かせる
-te form
背いて
conditional
背けば
conditional (-tara)
背いたら
stem
背き
desire (-tai)
背きたい
desire, past (-takatta)
背きたかった
negative (-zu)
背かず
negative
negative (-nu)
背かぬ
negative
negative conditional (-neba)
背かねば
negative
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