抵

音読おんよみ: テイ

訓読くんよみ: none*

画数かくすう: 8

部首ぶしゅ: てへん(手)

Meaning

Resist / Oppose

  • 抵抗ていこう — resistance; opposition
  • 抵抗力ていこうりょく — resistance/immune strength
  • 抵抗感ていこうかん — reluctance; feeling of resistance
  • 抵触ていしょく — conflict; violation (of a rule/law)
  • 抵触ていしょくする — to run afoul of; to violate
  • 抵当ていとう — mortgage; security (as collateral)
  • 大抵たいてい — mostly; generally; for the most part

With the radical on the left, captures the image of a hand pushing back. It’s the core idea behind words for resisting, opposing, or coming into conflict.

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