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Resistance Opposition Whirlwind 抗 コウ あらが.う Confront Resist

Kanji
Onyomi コウ
Kunyomi あらが.う
English confront, resist, defy, oppose
Examples 抵抗(ていこう): (1) resistance; opposition (2) reluctance; repulsion; repugnance (3) resistance; drag; friction (4) electrical resistance (5) resistor
抗議(こうぎ): protest; objection
対抗(たいこう): opposition; antagonism
抗争(こうそう): dispute; resistance
反抗(はんこう): opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
JLPT Level 1
Jouyou Grade S
Frequency 666
Components 手: hand
亢: high spirits
Number of Strokes 7
Kanji Radical
Radical Number 64
Radical Strokes 4
Radical Reading て・てへん
Traditional Form (none)
Classification 形声 Phonetic
Keyword confront
Koohii Story 1 Gandalf confronts the evil beast, shouting "you shall not pass!". He holds up a single finger and sends forth a whirlwind.
Koohii Story 2 Imagine a thumb war. A confrontation of fingers in a whirlwind.
RTK Index (new) 700

Tags: jlpt.n1, grades, kanjifreq501-750

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