抵 – resist, reach, touch

8 strokesJōyō (secondary school)#1182 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 抵 means resist, reach, touch. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テイ (tei). It is written with 8 strokes, under radical 手 (no. 64).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テイ	tei

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 手 (Kangxi radical 64). Components: 氏・扎.

Words using 抵

大抵たいていmostly抵抗ていこうresistance

Example sentences

無駄な抵抗はやめなさい。

It's useless to try and resist.

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Kanji with the same radical

手持指投打提挙援担技撃推接授摘批

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