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Kanji 抗: meanings, readings, and example words.

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Kanji 抗: confront, resist, defy, oppose

Key takeaways

Kanji 抗: confront, resist, defy, oppose. Readings and core meaning.

See vocabulary and examples below.

Kanji at a glance

抗
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Meaning

confrontresistdefyoppose

On reading

コウ

Kun reading

あらが.う

Radical

手

Core meaning / core image

Core meaning: 抗

confront, resist, defy, oppose

Kanji structure breakdown

抗

Structure breakdown

扌 + 亢

Mnemonic story

Mnemonic story

This kanji depicts using your hand (扌) while keeping your neck (亢) held high to stand up proudly against someone. It represents the act of resisting or confronting opposing forces.

On'yomi and kun'yomi

On reading

コウ
  • 抗議こうぎ

    protest / objection

  • 抗争こうそう

    conflict / dispute / struggle

  • 対抗たいこう

    opposition / rivalry / antagonism

  • 抵抗ていこう

    resistance / opposition

  • 反抗はんこう

    opposition / resistance

Commonly used words

  • 抗議
    こうぎ

    protest / objection

  • 抗争
    こうそう

    conflict / dispute / struggle

  • 対抗
    たいこう

    opposition / rivalry / antagonism

  • 抵抗
    ていこう

    resistance / opposition

  • 反抗
    はんこう

    opposition / resistance

Example sentences

Example 1

大学で授業料の値上げに抗議した。

Translation

We protested the tuition fee increase at university.

Example 2

市民は新しいルールに抗議を表した。

Translation

Citizens expressed their objections to the new rules.

Example 3

この地域で抗争が続いている。

Translation

Conflicts continue in this area.

Example 4

抗争を避けるために話し合った。

Translation

They talked to avoid a dispute.

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