さか
Meanings
Verb (5-dan, う, intransitive)
1. to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
Kanji used
reverse
Pitch accent
から
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Composed of
inverse; reverse
Used in vocabulary (1 in total)
good advice is harsh to the ear
Examples (11 in total)
Don't go against the rules.
You can't go against the laws of nature.
They swam against the stream.
We sailed against the wind.
We were rowing against the current.
I told a lie against my will.
He tried to swim against the tide.
Tanaka's teaching goes against the stream of history.
The ship made slow progress against the strong wind.
She went against her parents' wishes and married the foreigner.
Tom couldn't resist the temptation to kiss Mary.