Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
そむ
Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 叛く – see the following entry.
そむ
[verb] be contrary
[verb] defy; ignore; run counter to; break a rule
[verb] betray one's party or country; go back on someone; break an agreement
Alternative spelling
反く
(This term, 叛く, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)