noun, takes する, intransitive verb

  1. opposition, rivalry, competition, antagonism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
対抗 たいこう

Contained Kanji Breakdown

vis-a-vis, opposite, even
タイ つし ツイ (3rd, N3)
sentence, literature, style
ブン モン も (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ ゲ おさ.める (Kentei 1)
measurement, tenth of a shaku, a little
スン す みき (6th, N1)
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)