抗戦

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: The written form is 抗戦, read こうせん. Elements for opposition and battle combine to denote continuing to fight against an attack or invasion.
• Basic usage: 抗戦を続ける describes sustaining resistance to the end, while 侵攻に抗戦する identifies an invasion as what is resisted.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Sustained resistance
  • The castle soldiers continue their resistance until the end. Example: 城の兵士たちは最後まで抗戦を続けた。 — The soldiers in the castle continued resisting to the end.
• A record of resisting invasion
  • A history book preserves a record of people who fought against an invasion. Example: 歴史書には侵攻に抗戦した人々の記録が残る。 — The history book contains records of people who fought against the invasion.