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Japanese word 背く: to go against / to disobey / to oppose. Meanings and example sentences.

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背く (そむく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

背く (そむく) means to go against / to disobey / to oppose.

See example sentences below.

背く at a glance

背く
そむくsomuku
N1verb
to go against / to disobey / to oppose
背くそむくsomukuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 背く

Core meaning

to go against / to disobey / to oppose

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は約束に背いた。

Translation

He broke his promise.

Example 2

命令に背いて行動した。

Translation

He acted against the orders.

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