抗う

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: In 抗う (あらがう), resistance stem 抗 plus inflecting う forms the verb for resisting.
• Basic usage: 抗う means resisting pressure, fate, or an order rather than yielding.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Resistance and connected forms
  • 抗って connects the resistance to a following action or result, while 抗うだけ limits the action to resistance alone.