Common word› JLPT N3 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 反抗する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 反はん 抗こう する 反はん 抗こう しない Polite 反はん 抗こう します 反はん 抗こう しません Past polite 反はん 抗こう しました 反はん 抗こう しませんでした Past 反はん 抗こう した 反はん 抗こう しなかった Te-form 反はん 抗こう して 反はん 抗こう しないで Desire 反はん 抗こう したい 反はん 抗こう したくない Potential 反はん 抗こう できる 反はん 抗こう できない Passive 反はん 抗こう される 反はん 抗こう されない Causative 反はん 抗こう させる 反はん 抗こう させない Causative passive 反はん 抗こう させられる 反はん 抗こう させられない Volitional 反はん 抗こう しよう Polite volitional 反はん 抗こう しましょう Imperative 反はん 抗こう しろ 反はん 抗こう するな Conditional 反はん 抗こう すれば 反はん 抗こう しなければ Tara conditional 反はん 抗こう したら 反はん 抗こう しなかったら
Related words· 8 抵抗 covers any physical or mental resistance and need not target authority, while 反抗 specifically means defying a person or rule that has power over you.
反発 often describes an instinctive, emotional pushback or rejection, whereas 反抗 suggests a more sustained, deliberate stance of defiance.
反乱 refers to an organized revolt or uprising, often armed, while 反抗 can be as small-scale as a teenager talking back to a parent.
反抗する is a broader word for rebelling or resisting, while 楯突く specifically means to talk back or openly defy a person of higher status.
Show 4 more Show fewer 反抗する implies active, often emotional rebellion against authority, while 逆らう can describe milder or more general opposition, including to rules or natural flow.
反抗する is the common, everyday suru-verb for rebelling (especially used for teenagers defying parents), while 歯向かう carries a stronger, more dramatic sense of striking back at authority.
反抗 describes broader rebellious defiance or resistance, while 口答え is narrower, referring specifically to verbal backtalk.
反抗 specifically means rebelling against authority (e.g. a child against parents), while 敵対 is broader and doesn't require a power imbalance.
Opposites 服従 means obeying and submitting to authority, the direct opposite of 反抗 's defiance against it.
反抗する means to defy or rebel against someone, the opposite of 媚びる 's meaning of submissively currying favor.
反抗する means to rebel or resist authority, contrasting with 従う 's meaning of obeying or complying.
Don't confuse with 反攻 (same pronunciation) means a military counterattack or counteroffensive, quite different from 反抗 's sense of personal defiance against authority.
反抗 refers to defiance or resistance against authority (e.g. a rebellious teenager), a milder and more personal act than 反逆 , which specifically means treason against a ruler or state.
反抗 is the noun/suru-verb meaning 'rebellion; to rebel', while 反抗的 is the na-adjective describing a rebellious attitude or quality.
反抗 means defiance or rebellion against authority figures like parents or rules, whereas 抗戦 refers to armed or organized fighting back against an enemy in conflict.
Word family rebellious; defiant
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
rebellious phase; rebellious age
oppositional defiant disorder; ODD
oppositional defiant disorder; ODD
Etymology Compound of 反 (anti-, opposite) and 抗 (resist, oppose). The combination naturally yields the meaning of active opposition or defiance.
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