resist, reach, touch
On'yomi (音読み)
- テイ
Kun'yomi (訓読み)
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About this kanji
The kanji「抵」primarily means to resist or to touch. It is often used in noun forms rather than verbs. One common compound is 抵抗 (ていこう), which means resistance, used in contexts like physics or challenges. Another is 大抵 (たいてい), meaning mostly or generally, which you might use in everyday conversations to describe regular occurrences. You’ll also find it in 抵触 (ていしょく), meaning infringement, often related to laws or agreements. A usage note: while this kanji doesn’t have a kun'yomi reading, its on'yomi reading is quite versatile in various compounds.
Example sentences
彼の意見に抵抗する人が多い。
Many people resist his opinion.
Meanings across languages
- English
- resist, reach, touch
- Tiếng Việt
- kháng cự
- 日本語
- 抵抗
- 한국어
- 저항
- 中文
- 抵抗
- id
- menahan
- th
- ต้านทาน
- es
- resistir
- fr
- résister
- de
- widerstehen
- pt
- resistir
Common compounds
- 抵抗ていこうresistance, opposition, standing up to
- 大抵たいていmostly, ordinarily, usually
- 抵触ていしょくinfringement (of a law, treaty, etc.), contravention, running afoul
- 抵当権ていとうけんmortgage, right of pledge, lien
- 抵当ていとうmortgage, security, hypothec
- 並大抵なみたいていordinary, average, run-of-the-mill
- 無抵抗むていこうnonresistance
- 抗抵こうていresistance, opposition
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