| Kanji | 逆らう |
| Reading | さからう |
| Romaji | sakarau |
| Meaning | to go against; to oppose; to defy |
| Part of Speech | verb |
| JLPT Level | JLPT N1 |
彼は上司に逆らった。
Kare wa joushi ni sakaratta.
He defied his boss.
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逆らう (さからう, sakarau) means "to go against; to oppose; to defy" in Japanese. It is a JLPT N1 vocabulary word.
逆らう is pronounced "sakarau" in Japanese. The hiragana reading is さからう.
逆らう is a JLPT N1 word. JLPT N1 is the advanced level with ~10,000+ words.