Word Meaning 拮抗

きっこう kikkou

拮抗 is read as きっこう (kikkou) and means rivalry (between two equally strong sides).

Meaning

English

  1. rivalry (between two equally strong sides)
  2. struggle for supremacy
  3. competing (with)
  4. vying (with)
  5. contending (with)
  6. being an equal match (for)

Reading

Kana

きっこう

Romaji

kikkou

Writing Variants

  • 頡頏 きっこう kikkou

Stroke Sequence

2 Characters • 16 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Rank 24854 Priority D

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

拮抗作用

きっこうさよう

antagonism

拮抗薬

きっこうやく

antagonist (drug)

拮抗筋

きっこうきん

antagonist (muscle)

戦力拮抗

せんりょくきっこう

struggle for supremacy between evenly-matched armies (teams)

勢力拮抗

せいりょくきっこう

struggle for supremacy between evenly-matched forces (parties)

対抗

たいこう

opposition

抵抗

ていこう

electrical resistance

反抗

はんこう

opposition

無抵抗

むていこう

nonresistance

政治的抵抗

せいじてきていこう

political resistance

地下抵抗

ちかていこう

underground resistance (in wartime)

表面抵抗

ひょうめんていこう

surface resistance