JLPT N1 · 8 strokes
Kanji 抵: "resist, reach, touch"
The kanji 抵 means "resist, reach, touch". It is written with 8 strokes and belongs to JLPT level N1, read テイ in on'yomi.
Stroke order
Strokes are written in the order of the numbers. The order is not decorative: it is what gives the character its balance, and it is also how handwriting search works in Japanese dictionaries.
Readings
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
テイ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
no recorded reading
In a kun'yomi reading, the dot separates the kanji from its okurigana: かた.る is read かたる and written 語る. A hyphen marks a bound position, like -び in 日.
At a glance
| Meaning | resist, reach, touch |
|---|---|
| Strokes | 8 |
| JLPT level | N1 |
| Taught in Japan | secondary school |
| Frequency rank | 1182 of 2,501 |
Common words with 抵
The most frequent words using this kanji, most common first, with furigana readings. Click one to open it in the reader.
- 抵抗resistance; opposition; standing up to · reluctance; repulsion; repugnance
- 大抵mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally · probably
- 無抵抗nonresistance
- 並大抵ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
- 抵抗力(power of) resistance
- 抵抗感antipathy; reluctance; resistance
- 抵触infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul · conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; incompatibility; contradiction
- 空気抵抗air resistance
- 抵抗を試みるto offer (put up) resistance
- 抵当mortgage; security; hypothec; pledge
- 抵抗勢力forces of reaction; forces of resistance; opposition forces; opposition elements
- 抵抗運動resistance movement
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