そむく | Shirabe

背そむく

#10,026

Common N1

Pitch accent

Meaning

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to run counter to;to go against;to disobey;to infringe

それは私の期待にそむいた。

It fell short of my expectation.

Kanji

背ハイ stature, height, back

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約束やくそくに背そむく

#185,788

Meaning

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to break one's promise

Kanji

約ヤク promise, approximately, shrink 束ソク bundle, sheaf, ream 背ハイ stature, height, back

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愛あいにそむく

Meaning

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to betray one's love

Kanji

愛アイ love, affection, favourite

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親おやに叛そむく

Meaning

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to disobey one's parents

Kanji

親シン parent, intimacy, relative 叛ハン disobey, defy, go back on

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人ひとたる道みちに背そむく

Meaning

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English · JMdict

to stray from the path of righteousness

Kanji

人ジン person 道ドウ road-way, street, district 背ハイ stature, height, back

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Sentences

私わたくしは彼女かのじょの意志いしにそむいて彼女かのじょにピアノをひかせた。

I made her play the piano against her will.

Tatoeba

私わたくしは、父ちちの信頼しんらいにそむかぬようにしなければならない。

I must live up to my father's faith in me.

Tatoeba

それは私わたくしの期待きたいにそむいた。

It fell short of my expectation.

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