抗う

• 読み: あらがう
• ローマ字: aragau
• 漢字の分解: 抗 (kō/araga) — resist, oppose, defy
• 発音: /a.ɾa.ɡa.ɯ/

意味

To resist; to oppose; to defy. Implies actively struggling against a force, authority, or inevitable circumstance.

A Group 1 (godan) verb. 抗う (also read あらがう) is a literary and elevated word for resistance, often appearing in writing rather than casual speech. It typically describes struggling against something formidable — fate, authority, illness, or the natural order — and carries a connotation of dignity in the act of resistance even when success is uncertain. Common collocations: 運命に抗う (defy fate), 権力に抗う (resist authority).

例文

1. 時代の流れに抗うことは難しいが、信念を貫こうとする人は尊い。
2. 理不尽な権力に抗った記者たちの記録が、後世に語り継がれている。
3. 病に抗いながらも彼女は研究を続け、重要な論文を書き上げた。

使い方ガイド

場面: literature, politics, philosophy, medicine

トーン: determined

起源と歴史

From the kanji 抗 (kō), meaning to resist or oppose, combined with the godan verb suffix. 抗 appears in many resistance-related compounds: 抵抗 (resistance), 反抗 (defiance), 対抗 (competition). The reading あらがう is the native Japanese reading of this concept.

文化的背景

時代: Classical

世代: Adults

社会的背景: Educated