oppose

(handleft) + (beret) + (diaper)
★★★★☆
7 strokes
BETA

Onyomi

KOU

I oppose COCAINE.

Mnemonic

Put your hand up to oppose him laying his beret on top of your dirty cast-off diaper.

Jukugo

対抗(たいこう) する

to counter ★★★☆☆
(against) + (oppose) = 対抗 (to counter )

to counter (used with two roughly equal things that oppose each other) (i.e. a counter-reaction, counter-demonstration, compete in the marketplace, counter-culture, antagonist, counter-balance)

抵抗(ていこう) する

resist ★★★☆☆
(resist) + (oppose) = 抵抗 (resist)

to resist, used about one person taking on the whole fuckin' system, mannn!: draft resister, resisting arrest, La Resistance.

Also, to encounter resistance, resist temptation, and the electric concept of 'resistance' are also included in the meaning.

反抗(はんこう) する

rebel ★★☆☆☆
(anti) + (oppose) = 反抗 (rebel)

to be rebellious, defiant. To start a revolt. Unlike the related words 抵抗 (ていこう) and 対抗 (たいこう)、 反抗 has the nuance of 'rebel for the fuck of it,' like a teenager would.

Synonyms

protest
デモ 抗議   
resist
対抗する    抵抗    逆らう