Kanji

抗

抗

confront, resist, defy, oppose

Kanji

Grade

Grade 8

Strokes

7 strokes

Radical

扌部

On'yomi (Chinese Reading)

コウ

Kun'yomi (Japanese Reading)

あらがう

Common Readings

コウ

Example sentences

抵抗 ていこう
彼は権力に対して激しく抵抗した。

He fiercely resisted the authorities.

流線型 りゅうせんけい
新幹線の流線型のボディは空気抵抗を減らすのに役立っている。

The streamlined body of the Shinkansen helps reduce air resistance.

対抗 たいこう
彼はライバルに対抗するために、毎日必死に練習している。

He practices desperately every day to compete with his rival.

リレー リレー
クラス対抗のリレーで一位になった。

We won first place in the class relay race.

抗議 こうぎ
審判の判定に抗議した。

Protested against the referee's decision.

ねじ込む ねじこむ
彼は不当な扱いに抗議をねじ込んだ。

He lodged a protest against the unfair treatment.

抗う あらがう
運命に抗うことは容易ではない。

It is not easy to resist fate.

反抗 はんこう
思春期の子供はよく親に反抗する。

Teenagers often rebel against their parents.

不可抗力 ふかこうりょく
天災は不可抗力であり、誰にも防げない。

Natural disasters are force majeure and cannot be prevented by anyone.

抗争 こうそう
彼らは長年の抗争を終結させた

They ended their long-standing conflict.

Example Vocabulary

抵抗

ていこう

resistance; opposition; electrical resistance

対抗

たいこう

opposition; rivalry; competition; counteraction

抗議

こうぎ

protest, objection, complaint

抗う

あらがう

to resist; to oppose; to fight against

反抗

はんこう

resistance; rebellion; defiance

拮抗

きっこう

不可抗力

ふかこうりょく

force majeure; unavoidable circumstances

抗争

こうそう

conflict; dispute; resistance

無抵抗

むていこう

反抗的

はんこうてき

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