逆らう

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 逆らう(さからう) is a verb for moving against a force or refusing to obey an order.
• Basic usage: The opposed force or command takes に, as in 風に逆らう and 命令に逆らう.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Physical and deliberate resistance
  • It can describe physical movement against wind or deliberate defiance of an unreasonable command.
• Particle choice
  • Despite transitive English translations, the Japanese pattern is に逆らう, not an object marked with を.