# 抗 — Confront

Frequency rank 752 / 2,608 in published Japanese.

Mid-frequency: not on every page, but regular in books and magazines.

More common than 隠 (Hide), less common than 液 (Fluid).

- On’yomi: こう
- Kun’yomi: —
- Radical: 手 Hand (Kangxi 64)
- Frequency path: Level VI of XX

Fingers on the left push against a lid on the right — your fingers press against a lid, confronting its resistance head-on.

In words:

- 抗争 こうそう — dispute;resistance
- 抗議 こうぎ — protest;objection
- 抵抗 ていこう — electrical resistance,resistance,opposition

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