Japanese Dictionary
Meaning of 背く in Japanese
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背く, 叛くJLPT 1
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Kana Readingそむく
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Romajisomuku
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- Godan verb with `ku' ending, intransitive verb
- Meaning
- to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
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Examples of 背く, 叛く, そむく in a sentence
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He betrayed his promises.
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He became a singer against his parents wishes.
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His action is against the law.
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The inhabitants rebelled against the ruler.
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I made her play the piano against her will.
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I must live up to my father's faith in me.
Verb Conjugations
Non-Past
- Plain
- 背く
- Plain Polite
- 背きます
- Negative
- 背かない
- Negative Polite
- 背きません
Past
- Plain
- 背いた
- Plain Polite
- 背きました
- Negative
- 背かなかった
- Negative Polite
- 背きませんでした
Te
- Plain
- 背いて
- Plain Polite
- 背きまして
- Negative
- --
- Negative Polite
- --
Passive
- Plain
- 背かれる
- Plain Polite
- 背かれます
- Negative
- 背かれない
- Negative Polite
- 背かれません
Related Kanji
背
JLPT 3
9 strokes
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
On'Yomi: ハイ
Kun'Yomi: せ, せい, そむ.く, そむ.ける