What is the Kanji for "Resist" and "Match"?

If you are wondering what is the Japanese Kanji for "Resist" and "Match", you've come to the right place!

The Japanese Kanji for "Resist" and "Match" is "抵".

This kanji has 1 reading:

Its onyomi reading is "Tei".

kunyomi readings are based on the pronunciation of native Japanese words, and onyomi readings are based on the Chinese pronunciation of the character.

If you visually breakdown this kanji, you can see is made up of 2 parts:

The radical "扌" means "Hand" . And The component "氐" .

Now, let's make sure you understand this kanji the other way around too.

What does the kanji "抵" mean in japanese?

"抵" means "Resist" and "Match".

Japanese School Students learn this kanji in Junior Highschool, while foreigners may learn this kanji in preparation for the JLPT N1 exam.

Here are some words that use this kanji:

大抵: "Usually". The adverb '大抵 (たいてい)' means 'usually'. It is used to indicate that something happens, occurs, or is the case in most instances or for the most part. It conveys the sense that a particular thing or situation is typical or common. For example: I usually go to the park on Sundays - (私は大抵日曜日に公園に行きます). He is usually late for work - (彼は大抵仕事に遅刻します).

抵当: "Mortgage". The Japanese noun '抵当 (ていとう)' means 'mortgage'. A mortgage is a loan that is secured by real estate, such as a house or property. The lender provides the borrower with money, and the borrower agrees to repay the loan over time, with the property serving as collateral. For example: He used his house as collateral for the mortgage - (彼は彼の家を抵当に入れて住宅ローンを組んだ). The bank approved my mortgage application - (銀行が私の抵当ローンの申請を承認した).

抵抗: "Resistance". The word '抵抗 (ていこう)' is a verbal noun meaning 'resistance'. It refers to the act of opposing, withstanding or refusing something. It can be used to describe physical, mental, or political resistance against a force, pressure or influence. For example: His resistance to the changes was strong - (彼の変化への抵抗は強かった). The product has good resistance to heat - (その製品は熱に対する抵抗が良い).

To make really sure you learn this Kanji, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this kanji.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "て" is read as "te". And The hiragana "い" is read as "i".

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.