Japanese

もとる
Meaning: to go against; to be contrary to; to violate (reason, humanity)
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 悖る 悖らない
Polite 悖ります 悖りません
Past 悖った 悖らなかった
Polite + Past 悖りました 悖りませんでした
Te-form 悖って 悖らなくて
Potential 悖れる 悖れない
Passive 悖られる 悖られない
Causative 悖らせる 悖らせない
Causative + Passive 悖らされる 悖らされない
Imperative 悖れ 悖るな

Handwriting

悖
る

Example

Such behavior goes against the path of humanity.

Usage Notes

Often used in phrases like '道理に悖る' (to go against reason) or '人の道に悖る' (to go against morality).

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