背く

Japanese

Kanji in this term
背
そむ
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
Alternative spellings
反く
叛く

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [so̞mɯ̟ᵝkɯ̟ᵝ]
  • Tokyo pitch accent of conjugated forms of "背く"
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary
Stem forms
Terminal (終止形)
Attributive (連体形)
背く そむ​く [sòmúꜜkù]
Imperative (命令形) 背け そむ​け [sòmúꜜkè]
Key constructions
Passive 背かれる そむかれ​る [sòmúkáréꜜrù]
Causative 背かせる そむかせ​る [sòmúkáséꜜrù]
Potential 背ける そむけ​る [sòmúkéꜜrù]
Volitional 背こう そむこ​ー [sòmúkóꜜò]
Negative 背かない そむか​ない [sòmúkáꜜnàì]
Negative perfective 背かなかった そむか​なかった [sòmúkáꜜnàkàttà]
Formal 背きます そむきま​す [sòmúkímáꜜsù]
Perfective 背いた そむ​いた [sòmúꜜìtà]
Conjunctive 背いて そむ​いて [sòmúꜜìtè]
Hypothetical conditional 背けば そむ​けば [sòmúꜜkèbà]

Verb

背(そむ)く • (somuku) intransitive godan (stem 背(そむ)き (somuki), past 背(そむ)いた (somuita))

  1. be contrary
  2. defy; ignore; run counter to; break a rule
  3. betray one's party or country; go back on someone; break an agreement

Conjugation

Synonyms

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