Godan verb, intransitive verb

  1. to go against, to fight against, to oppose, to resist, to deny.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
抗う あらがう
 
争う あらがう
 
諍う あらがう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

confront, resist, defy
コウ あらが.う (7th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
high spirits
コウ たかぶる (Kentei 1)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ きにょう (Kentei 1)