I Love Kanji背く (somuku)
背く (そむく, somuku) is a Japanese verb meaning “to run counter to; to go against”. It appears in JLPT N1 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- そむく
- Romaji
- somuku
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く
- Level
- JLPT N1 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe · godan verb, intransitive
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 背く
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in く. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 背く | そむく somuku |
| Polite (~masu) | 背きます | そむきます somukimasu |
| Negative | 背かない | そむかない somukanai |
| Polite negative | 背きません | そむきません somukimasen |
| Past | 背いた | そむいた somuita |
| Polite past | 背きました | そむきました somukimashita |
| Negative past | 背かなかった | そむかなかった somukanakatta |
| Te-form | 背いて | そむいて somuite |
| Potential | 背ける | そむける somukeru |
| Passive | 背かれる | そむかれる somukareru |
| Causative | 背かせる | そむかせる somukaseru |
| Volitional | 背こう | そむこう somukou |
| Imperative | 背け | そむけ somuke |
| Conditional (~ba) | 背けば | そむけば somukeba |
Kanji in 背く
Related words
Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 背く.
背せいheight背広せびろbusiness suit背中せなかback (of the body)背負うせおうto carry on one's back背景はいけいbackground背後はいごback
Source: JMdict entry 1472680 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.