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抗

resist, oppose, confront

Readings

On
コウ

Examples

抵抗(ていこう)、抗議(こうぎ)、抗生物質(こうせいぶっしつ)

resistance, protest, antibiotic

Note

Appears in many compounds — memorize the key ones rather than the kanji in isolation. Has multiple meanings (resist; oppose; confront). Context determines which applies — pay attention in reading passages.

Questions that use this word

N3 3 · N2 2 · N1 3

From the JLP Quiz question bank — the word in the form it is actually tested in.

  • N1N1 文法

    こんな不公平な扱いを受けたら、抗議せ___。

    Answer: ずにはいられない

  • N2N2 語彙

    「抵抗する」の意味はどれですか?

    Answer: 力や権力に対して立ち向かうこと

  • N2N2 語彙

    「抗体」の意味はどれですか?

    Answer: 免疫系が病原体に対して作るたんぱく質

  • N3N3 読解

    治療法としては、抗アレルギー薬の服用が一般的だが、近年ではスギ花粉のエキスを少量ずつ体内に取り込んで体を慣れさせる「舌下免疫療法」という根本的な治療法も普及してきている。

    Answer: 発熱

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