# 抗 oppose

(handleft) + (beret) + (diaper)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA

## Onyomi

KOU | I oppose COCAINE.

## Mnemonic

| Put your hand up to oppose him laying his beret on top of your dirty cast-off diaper.

## Jukugo

対抗(たいこう) する | to counter ★★★☆☆ 対 (against) + 抗 (oppose) = 対抗 (to counter ) to counter (used with two roughly equal things that oppose each other) (i.e. a counter-reaction, counter-demonstration, compete in the marketplace, counter-culture, antagonist, counter-balance)
抵抗(ていこう) する | resist ★★★☆☆ 抵 (resist) + 抗 (oppose) = 抵抗 (resist) to resist, used about one person taking on the whole fuckin' system, mannn!: draft resister, resisting arrest, La Resistance. Also, to encounter resistance, resist temptation, and the electric concept of 'resistance' are also included in the meaning.
反抗(はんこう) する | rebel ★★☆☆☆ 反 (anti) + 抗 (oppose) = 反抗 (rebel) to be rebellious, defiant. To start a revolt. Unlike the related words 抵抗　（ていこう）　and 対抗　（たいこう）、　反抗 has the nuance of 'rebel for the fuck of it,' like a teenager would.

## Synonyms

protest デモ 抗議
resist 対抗する 抵抗 逆らう