抗 Kanji – confront
The Japanese kanji 抗 can mean confront, resist, defy, oppose.
Meaning and Readings
How is 抗 read?
抗 has the onyomi reading コウ and the kunyomi reading あらがう.
In romaji, these readings can be written as kou, aragau.
Common Japanese Words Using 抗
These common Japanese words contain 抗. Select linked kanji to explore their meanings and readings.
- 抗議（こうぎ） — protest, objection
- 抗菌（こうきん） — antibacterial, antimicrobial
- 抗原（こうげん） — antigen
- 抗生物質（こうせいぶっしつ） — antibiotic
- 抗争（こうそう） — rivalry, feud, conflict, dispute, struggle, strife, contention, resistance
- 抗体（こうたい） — antibody
- 抗日（こうにち） — resistance against Japanese aggression, anti-Japanese (campaign, movement, etc.)
- 対抗（たいこう） — opposition, rivalry, competition, antagonism
- 抵抗（ていこう） — resistance, opposition, standing up to
- 反抗（はんこう） — opposition, resistance, insubordination, defiance, hostility, rebellion