は
歯
む
向
　
か
　
う

Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to strike back at, to bite back, to turn on, to rise against, to oppose, to defy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
は
歯
む
向
　
か
　
う
 歯向かう はむかう ✔
は
歯
むか
向
　
う
 歯向う はむかう ✔
は
刃
む
向
　
か
　
う
 刃向かう はむかう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

tooth, cog
は　シ　よわい (3rd, N3)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
yonder, facing, beyond
む.く　コウ　むかい (3rd, N3)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
desert, border prairie, the 1st form is radical 13
キョウ　ケイ　まきがまえ
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)