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Kotomora

抗

confront, resist, defy, oppose

JLPTN1StatusJōyō · secondary schoolFrequencyTop 1,000Strokes7

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

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  • 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

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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.