Word details
歯向かう
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 歯向かう.
Dictionary
Entry
1
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
Examples
ウサギでさえ、いじめられて片隅に追いつめられると、刃向かってくるだろう。
Even a rabbit, if badgered into a corner, will fight back.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
歯
tooth, cog
12 strokesFrequency 1,106JLPT N2Grade 3
On
シ
Kun
よわいはよわ.いよわい.する
向
yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach
6 strokesFrequency 182JLPT N2Grade 3
On
コウ
Kun
む.くむ.い-む.きむ.ける-む.けむ.かうむ.かいむ.こうむ.こう-むこむか.い
Nanori
こおたなむかむかいむこう
刃
blade, sword, edge
3 strokesFrequency 1,763JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ジンニン
Kun
はやいばき.る
Nanori
ちと
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