One of the best Japanese Kanji dictionary.

Share this page

Kanji Detail for 抗 - "to resist"

抗

  • Meaning

    抗 means "to resist." Also associated with to raise, to compete.

    1. To resist - To defend; to oppose.

    2. To raise - To lift up; to elevate.

    3. To compete - To match; to rival equally.

  • Words using 抗

    • 抵抗 ていこう Listen resistance; opposition; standing up to
    • 対抗 たいこう Listen opposition; rivalry; competition
    • 抗議 こうぎ Listen protest; objection
    • 抗争 こうそう Listen rivalry; feud; conflict
    • 抗体 こうたい Listen antibody
    • 抗生物質 こうせいぶっしつ Listen antibiotic
    • 抗戦 こうせん Listen resistance
    • 抗告 こうこく Listen appeal; protest; complaint

  • Four-character idioms with 抗

    • 不可抗力 ふかこうりょく Listen act of God; irresistible force; inevitability

  • Tattoo check: 抗

    • Verified meaning: to resist
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read こう)
    • Also carries these associations: to raise, to compete

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 抗

    Surnames 抗(こう)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    confront; resist; defy; oppose

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    resist, oppose, defy, reject

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to resist; to fight; to defy; anti-

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to defy, to fight, to resist

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    To lift. Colloquially, carrying on shoulders is 抗. Such as 抗木梢. | To resist. Such as 抗議, 抗命. | To match. Such as 分庭抗禮. | Storing things is 坑. See (Rites of Zhou). Still used colloquially today. | 狼抗: Meaning bulky and heavy. From (Cao Zhi's Seven Inspirations).

  • Onyomi

    tip

    koh(コウ) コウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    araga.u(あらが-う) あらが-う

  • Strokes

    tip

    7 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    手 扌 (te・tehen)

  • Related Keywords

    to resist to compete to raise stand up to oppose defy challenge combat confront contend counter defend dispute fight hinder obstruct protest rebel refuse repel rival struggle withstand

Sentences including 抗

  • It is no use your resisting.

  • All the students protested against the war.

  • All the students protested against the war.

  • It'll be useless to stand against them.

  • He protested against the new plan.

Sentences from Japanese classical masterpieces

More kanji with the radical 手 扌 (te・tehen)

See all kanji with this radical →

Share This Page

Share this link via

Or copy link