立ち向かう|たちむかうtachimukau[0]heiban (flat)

1. godan verb, intransitive verbto fight against; to oppose; to face
   彼女かのじょは自分じぶんの運命うんめいに立ち向たちむかう覚悟かくごができていた。↗

   She was ready to face her fate.

• Synonym楯突くたてつくNeutralDefies or talks back to a superior, with a negative nuance of insubordination; colloquial. 「立ち向かう」 is about bravely facing a strong enemy or difficulty.
• Synonym歯向かうはむかうNeutralBiting back or turning on someone; highlights the weaker party striking back at the stronger, with a defiant, resentful nuance.
• Synonym逆らうさからうNeutralGoing against or defying; stresses not obeying orders or going against the flow, as in 「親に逆らう」.
• Synonym抵抗ていこうNeutralResistance; also covers a feeling of psychological aversion or reluctance, as in 「抵抗がある」.
• Synonym手向かうてむかうWrittenA written-style word for defying or resisting another's power or orders; rare even in writing, and need not involve physical force.
• Related迎え撃つむかえうつNeutralMeeting and attacking an incoming enemy; stresses waiting in readiness for the opponent to attack rather than going out to meet them.
• Related取り組むとりくむNeutralCan mean grappling in a bout, but mostly means tackling a task in earnest, as in 「課題に取り組む」; the focus is diligent work on a problem, not braving a foe.
• Related向き合うむきあうNeutralFacing up to a problem or facing someone; stresses confronting yourself or others without running away.
• Related対抗たいこうNeutralOpposing or holding one's own against a rival, as in 「対抗馬」 or 「強豪に対抗する」; stresses competing to beat the other side.
• Related争うあらそうWrittenThe same word as the 「抗う」 above; 「争う」 is one of its written forms. Read 「あらそう」, though, 「争う」 is a different word meaning to contend or argue.
• Related敵対てきたいNeutralHostility between two sides; stresses a relationship in which the parties stand opposed as enemies, as in 「敵対関係」.
• Related反抗はんこうNeutralDefiance; stresses disobeying parents or authority, as in 「反抗期」, carrying a nuance of insubordination.
• Related対するたいするNeutralA highly versatile verb for facing, being aimed at, or responding to something; very broad in use, with no nuance of bravery.
• Related直面ちょくめんNeutralBeing confronted with a difficulty or crisis; stresses passively running into it rather than actively taking it on.
• Related対戦たいせんNeutralTaking on an opponent in a match; used for the two sides facing each other in sports or board games.
• Related反するはんするNeutralBeing contrary to or violating rules, principles, or wishes; not about facing an opponent in a fight.
• Related挑むいどむNeutralChallenging; stresses actively launching an attack on a strong opponent or a difficult problem.
• Related抗戦こうせんWrittenResisting with armed force in war; a written, formal word.
• Related抗うあらがうWrittenFormal written word for resisting fate or power; stresses inward, unyielding resistance.
• Related抗するこうするWrittenA literary verb meaning to resist; found in formal prose, as in 「時流に抗する」.
• Antonym逃げるにげるNeutralAntonym: to run away or flee — the opposite of standing up to face something head-on.
• Antonym避けるさけるNeutralAntonym: to avoid or steer clear — the opposite of facing something head-on.

Use 「立ち向かう」 for bravely facing a strong enemy or difficulty, as in 「困難に立ち向かう」 and 「強敵に立ち向かう」. To face a problem without avoiding it, say 「向き合う」 or 「直面」; to work seriously on solving one, 「取り組む」; to defy authority, 「反抗」 or 「逆らう」. The opposites are 「逃げる」 and 「避ける」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 何なんかに向むかって立たつ。
2. 何なんかに抵抗ていこうする。戦たたかいなどで、相手あいてに正面しょうめんから対抗たいこうする。
3. 問題もんだいなどに果敢かかんに対処たいしょする。