Word Meaning 抗う
あらがう
aragau
抗う is read as あらがう (aragau) and means to go against.
Meaning
English
- to go against
- to fight against
- to oppose
- to resist
- to deny
Reading
Kana
あらがう
Romaji
aragau
Writing Variants
- 争う あらがう aragau
- 諍う あらがう aragau
Stroke Sequence
2 Characters • 9 Total StrokesStudy Signals and Categories
Related Vocabulary
Max. 12Example Sentences
3運命に抗うことはできない。
うんめいにあらがうことはできない。
It is impossible to resist fate.
誘惑に抗うのは難しいな。
It's hard to resist temptation.
彼は、抗うのをやめ、その身を運命に任せました。
He stopped resisting, and resigned himself to his fate.