はむかう
Hamukau
Other forms: 歯向う、刃向かう
歯向かう (Hamukau) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to strike back at, to bite back, to turn on, to rise against”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
Examples
ウサギでさえ、いじめられて片隅に追いつめられると、刃向かってくるだろう。
Even a rabbit, if badgered into a corner, will fight back.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).