Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to go against, to oppose, to disobey, to defy.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
 
逆らう さからう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

inverted, reverse, opposite
ギャク さか ゲキ (5th, N2)
disobedient
ゲキ ギャク ハク
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
left hand, old grass radical (no. 45)
テツ サ ひだりて (Kentei 1)
open box enclosure, open box radical (no. 17)
カン (Kentei 1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ えい よう (Kentei 1)
walking radical(⻌) variant
しんにょう