EntryCommon
  1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Intransitive verb

    to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

    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.

Also written 歯向う【はむかう】、刃向かう【はむかう】

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Characters in this word

2
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

tooth, cog

Kun
よわい、は、よわ.い、よわい.する
On
Strokes
12
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
1106 of 2500
Radical
stop
WaniKani
Level 12

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-4-8SKIP code
6b6.11The Kanji Dictionary
2177.2Four corner code
1275deroo
6b6fUnicode hex code
1-27-85JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
5428Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
2961New Nelson (John Haig)
2476New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3124Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1603Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2185Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1171Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1255Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
997A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2051Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
439Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
16323Morohashi
290A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
478Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
486Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
414sakade
652Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
306henshall3
398Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
702Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1942Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1179Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
chi3Pinyin reading
chiKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
12WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

yonder, facing, beyond, confront, defy, tend toward, approach

Kun
む.く、む.い、-む.き、む.ける、-む.け、む.かう、む.かい、む.こう、む.こう-、むこ、むか.い
On
コウ
Strokes
6
Taught
Grade 3
JLPT
N3
Frequency
182 of 2500
Radical
mouth
WaniKani
Level 6

Built from

Used in names as

こお、た、な、むか、むかい、むこう

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
3-3-3SKIP code
3d3.10The Kanji Dictionary
2722.0Four corner code
849deroo
5411Unicode hex code
1-24-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
101Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
712New Nelson (John Haig)
3052New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3790Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1934Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2627Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
183Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
195Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
217A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
312Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
215Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
3301Morohashi
278A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
199Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
199Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
213sakade
402Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
294henshall3
266Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
192crowley
557Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
319Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
186Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
xiang4Pinyin reading
hyang, sangKorean reading
n3JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
6WaniKani level