歯向かう
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 歯 | 向 |
| は Grade: 3 |
む Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 齒向かう (kyūjitai) 刃向かう 歯向う |
Etymology
Compound of 歯 + 向かう, literally "to face (someone) with teeth"; 刃 (ha) can also be used, literally "carrying a blade to face (someone)"
Pronunciation
Verb
歯向かう • (hamukau) intransitive godan (stem 歯向かい (hamukai), past 歯向かった (hamukatta))
- (idiomatic) to strike back at, to bite back, to resist, to defy, to disobey
- (of dogs, etc...) showing teeth with an intent to bite
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 歯向かわ | はむかわ | hamukawa |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 歯向かい | はむかい | hamukai |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 歯向かう | はむかう | hamukau |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 歯向かう | はむかう | hamukau |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 歯向かえ | はむかえ | hamukae |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 歯向かえ | はむかえ | hamukae |
| Key constructions | |||
| Passive | 歯向かわれる | はむかわれる | hamukawareru |
| Causative | 歯向かわせる 歯向かわす |
はむかわせる はむかわす |
hamukawaseru hamukawasu |
| Potential | 歯向かえる | はむかえる | hamukaeru |
| Volitional | 歯向かおう | はむかおう | hamukaō |
| Negative | 歯向かわない | はむかわない | hamukawanai |
| Negative continuative | 歯向かわず | はむかわず | hamukawazu |
| Formal | 歯向かいます | はむかいます | hamukaimasu |
| Perfective | 歯向かった | はむかった | hamukatta |
| Conjunctive | 歯向かって | はむかって | hamukatte |
| Hypothetical conditional | 歯向かえば | はむかえば | hamukaeba |