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抗 = 亢 + 扌

抗 is a Japanese kanji written with 7 strokes, listed here under the keyword “confront”. It is built from 亢 (whirlwind) and 扌 (finger). In Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig it is frame 700.

Keyword
confront
RTK frame
700
Strokes
7
On'yomi (Sino-Japanese reading)
コウ
Kun'yomi (native Japanese reading)
あらが.う
Script
Japanese kanji
Also known as
противостоять
Same glyph as a Chinese hanzi
抗 resist

Decomposition

Primary decomposition

  1. 亢 whirlwind
  2. 扌 finger

How to find 抗 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “whirlwind” + “finger”. 抗 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 抗 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.