Word Meaning 対抗

たいこう taikou

対抗 is read as たいこう (taikou) and means opposition.

Meaning

English

  1. opposition
  2. rivalry
  3. competition
  4. antagonism

Reading

Kana

たいこう

Romaji

taikou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 14 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 4級 Antonyms 結託 Rank 1906 Priority A

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

対抗文化

たいこうぶんか

counterculture

対抗戦

たいこうせん

match

対抗試合

たいこうじあい

match

対抗策

たいこうさく

countermeasure

対抗品

たいこうひん

competing goods

対抗意識

たいこういしき

(sense of) rivalry

対抗商品

たいこうしょうひん

competing product

対抗部隊

たいこうぶたい

opposing forces

対抗措置

たいこうそち

countermeasure

対抗馬

たいこうば

rival horse

都市対抗野球

としたいこうやきゅう

National Intercity Nonpro Baseball Championship Series

対策

たいさく

measure

Example Sentences

5

わたしたちのチームはかれらにたいこうした。

Our team competed against them.

かれはつよいたいこういしきをもっている。

He has a strong sense of rivalry.

He countered their proposal with a surprising suggestion.

If you're constantly trying to one-up others, you'll only end up harming yourself.

We, ACME Ltd., hereby announce that we will resist with all our strength this hostile takeover.