抵
抵 — Resist
resist, reach, touch
On’yomiテイ (tei)
Kun’yomi—
Stroke order (8 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 抵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 抵抗 | ていこう teikou | resistance; opposition; standing up to |
| 抵触 | ていしょく teishoku | infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; running afoul |
| 大抵 | たいてい taitei | mostly; ordinarily; usually |
| 抵当権 | ていとうけん teitouken | mortgage; right of pledge; lien |
| 並大抵 | なみたいてい namitaitei | ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill |
| 抵当 | ていとう teitou | mortgage; security; hypothec |
Study notes
抵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 8 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1182 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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