歯向かう

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 3
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
齒向かう (kyūjitai)
刃向かう
歯向う

Etymology

Compound of +‎ 向かう, literally "to face (someone) with teeth"; () (ha) can also be used, literally "carrying a blade to face (someone)"

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) むか [hàmúkáꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠mɯ̟ka̠ɯ̟]

Verb

()()かう • (hamukauintransitive godan (stem ()()かい (hamukai), past ()()かった (hamukatta))

  1. (idiomatic) to strike back at, to bite back, to resist, to defy, to disobey
    Synonyms: 抵抗する, 手向かう, 敵対する
    強力(きょうりょく)相手(あいて)歯向(はむ)かうことができる
    kyōryoku na aite ni hamukau koto ga dekiru
    to be able to resist a strong opponent
  2. (of dogs, etc...) showing teeth with an intent to bite

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN