()()かう

たちむかう
verb (godan, intransitive)
to confront; to face; to stand up against
自動詞 intransitiveaction
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()かう()()かわない
Present polite()()かいます()()かいません
Past()()かった()()かわなかった
Past polite()()かいました()()かいませんでした
て form()()かって()()かわなくて
ている present()()かっている()()かっていない
ている polite()()かっています()()かっていません
ている past()()かっていた()()かっていなかった
ている past polite()()かっていました()()かっていませんでした
Conditional ば()()かえば()()かわなければ
Conditional たら()()かったら()()かわなかったら
Volitional()()かおう
Volitional polite()()かいましょう
Potential()()かえる()()かえない
Passive()()かわれる()()かわれない
Causative()()かわせる()()かわせない
Imperative()()かえ()()かうな
1. to confront; to face; to oppose
To bravely face a difficulty, challenge, or opponent rather than avoiding it. Implies courage and determination.
(てき)()()かう。
To stand up against the enemy.
You need the courage to face problems.
It's hard to stand up against a large corporation alone.
The journalist who stood up against corruption received an award.
No matter how tough the situation, she faced it head-on without running away.

Transitivity: 自動詞(じどうし) (intransitive). The thing being confronted takes , never : XY()()かう.

Aspect: The plain past ()()かった is the most common form, reporting a completed act of courage. ている is used of a sustained struggle (病気(びょうき)()()かっている, 'is fighting the illness'), not of a momentary stance.

Usage: The object of ()()かう is normally something formidable — an enemy, an injustice, a hardship — and the subject is framed as brave. It is not used for routine tasks; 問題(もんだい)()()かう implies a serious problem, not an exercise question.

Forms

Compound verb: () (to stand) + ()かう (to face toward). The compound emphasizes taking a strong stance and actively confronting something.

Common collocations

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