抗(あらが)う

あらがう
godan verb
to resist, to oppose, to defy
1. to resist, to oppose, to defy, to fight against
To stand against or refuse to submit to a force, authority, or fate. Often implies resistance to something overwhelming.
運命(うんめい)に抗(あらが)う
to defy fate
権力(けんりょく)に抗(あらが)うのは難(むずか)しい。
It's difficult to resist authority.
老化(ろうか)に抗(あらが)うことはできないが、健康(けんこう)を維持(いじ)することはできる。
We cannot fight aging, but we can maintain our health.

TRANSITIVITY: Intransitive (自動詞(じどうし)). Takes に particle: ～に抗(あらが)う.

CONJUGATION: Godan verb (wa-row): 抗(あらが)わない, 抗(あらが)います, 抗(あらが)って.

NUANCE: 抗(あらが)う implies fighting against something powerful or seemingly inevitable (fate, authority, natural forces). It has a literary or dramatic quality.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 運命(うんめい)/宿命(しゅくめい)に抗(あらが)う (to defy fate/destiny)
  • 権力(けんりょく)/体制(たいせい)に抗(あらが)う (to resist authority/the system)
  • 老化(ろうか)/時間(じかん)に抗(あらが)う (to fight aging/time)
  • 抗(あらが)えない (cannot resist/irresistible)

RELATED WORDS:

  • 逆(さか)らう (to go against, oppose - more common)
  • 抵抗(ていこう)する (to resist - more formal)
  • 反抗(はんこう)する (to rebel - implies rebellion)
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Added 2026.1.31 19:54
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