悖る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
悖
もと
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
Alternative spelling
戻る

Etymology

From Old Japanese.

Cognate with 戻る (modoru, “to return”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) もと​る [mòtóꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [2])[2]
  • IPA(key): [mo̞to̞ɾɯ̟ᵝ]

Verb

悖(もと)る • (motoru) transitive or intransitive godan (stem 悖(もと)り (motori), past 悖(もと)った (mototta))

  1. (intransitive) to go against
    Synonyms: 逆らう (sakarau), 背く (somuku), 違う (tagau), 反する (hansuru)
    人(じん)道(どう)にもとる ― jindō ni motoru ― run contrary to human morals
  2. (intransitive) to be bent, be distorted, be twisted
    Synonyms: 捩れる (nejireru), 曲がる (magaru), 歪む (yugamu)
  3. (transitive, obsolete) to bend, distort, twist
    Synonyms: 捩る (nejiru), 曲げる (mageru), 歪める (yugameru)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • 戻(もと)らかす (motorakasu)

References

  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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