音読み: ギャク
訓読み: さか・さからう
画数: 9
部首: しんにょう（辶）
Meaning
Reverse / Opposite / Invert / Go Against
- Basic forms
- 逆らう — to oppose; to go against / base form
- 逆らいます — oppose; go against / masu form
- 逆らった — opposed; went against / ta form
- 逆らって — oppose and … / te form
- 逆らわない — do not oppose / negative
- 逆らえば — if (one) opposes / conditional
- Common uses
- 命令に逆らう — defy an order
- 親に逆らう — go against one’s parents
- 流れに逆らう — go against the flow
逆らう（さからう） is a godan verb. It means **to oppose, resist, or act against** authority, rules, expectations, or natural flow, and is often used with に.
- 逆 — reverse / opposite
- 逆転 — reversal / turnabout
- 逆走 — going the wrong way
- 逆境 — adversity / tough situation
- 逆風 — headwind / opposing wind
- 逆らう — to oppose / disobey
逆 combines 辶 (movement) with 屰 (to go against), highlighting motion that turns back or runs counter to flow—hence ideas like reversing, resisting, or opposition.