抗
confront, resist, defy, oppose
Readings
On'yomi
- コウ
Kun'yomi
- あらが.う
Meaning
抗 centers on pushing back against something: confronting, resisting, defying, or opposing a force or idea.
Most common words using 抗
20 of 192- 抵抗ていこうN3
resistance; opposition; standing up to
- 対抗たいこうN1
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
- 抗議こうぎN1
protest; objection
- 抗こう
anti-
- 反抗はんこうN3
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
- 抗生こうせい
antibiosis
- 抗争こうそうN1
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife; contention; resistance
- 抗体こうたい
antibody
- 抗菌こうきん
antibacterial; antimicrobial
- 拮抗きっこう
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
- 抗うあらがう
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
- 抗原こうげん
antigen
- 抗戦こうせん
resistance
- 不可抗力ふかこうりょく
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability
- 抗日こうにち
resistance against Japanese aggression; anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 抗告こうこく
appeal; protest; complaint
- 抗弁こうべん
protest; refutation; pleading
- 抗がん剤こうがんざい
anticancer drug; anticancer agent
- 抗するこうする
to resist; to defy
- 抗ヒスタミン剤こうヒスタミンざい
antihistamine
Study
Etymology
抗 combines 扌 (hand) with 亢, which likely contributes the sound and the idea of raising or resisting. The hand component suggests physical opposition.
Meaning mnemonic
The hand radical 扌 beside 亢 looks like a hand raised to push back. Imagine using your hand to resist and confront an opponent.
Reading mnemonic
For コウ, picture a hand raised in opposition during a heated debate, like a coach shouting "Kō!" to signal defiance: Kō -> コウ.