synonym Comparative
抵抗
VS
引きずる
Differences Between "抵抗" and "引きずる"
Option A
抵抗
Meaning
resistance; opposition; drag; reluctance; electrical resistance
Reading
ていこう (teikō)
Syllabus Level
N3
Practical Example
空気の_______を最小限に抑えるように設計された流線型のボディが、燃費向上を実現しました。
The streamlined body designed to suppress air resistance to the minimum realized fuel efficiency improvement.
Option B
引きずる
Meaning
to drag, to trail; to prolong (a feeling/situation)
Reading
ひきずる (hikizuru)
Syllabus Level
N2
Practical Example
重い荷物を引きずって歩いた。
I walked, dragging the heavy luggage.
Which one to use?
Select the correct Japanese word for this context
Which word fits this context: "(resistance; opposition; drag; reluctance; electrical resistance)"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 抵抗: Refers to resistance, opposition, physical drag/friction, reluctance to accept something, or electrical resistance. Often used as 抵抗する (to resist/oppose). ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'Resistance? Evasion? Don't you dare resist the sweet encirclement of my love! No matter how much you try to resist, you are permanently bound to my side! Just submit!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『抵抗？！私のこの『愛の包囲網』に抵抗しようなんて100万年早いわよ！どれだけ抵抗しても無駄よ、あんたの人生の終着駅は私の隣って決まってるんだから！』
- 引きずる: Can be physical (dragging something heavy on the ground) or metaphorical (being unable to move on from a past event, feeling, or injury, letting it affect the present). 例: 過去の失敗を引きずる (to dwell on past failures).
- 抵抗: Refers to resistance, opposition, physical drag/friction, reluctance to accept something, or electrical resistance. Often used as 抵抗する (to resist/oppose). ⚠️ Haruka's Voice Column: 'Resistance? Evasion? Don't you dare resist the sweet encirclement of my love! No matter how much you try to resist, you are permanently bound to my side! Just submit!' / 【ハルカ部長のワンポイント指導】『抵抗？！私のこの『愛の包囲網』に抵抗しようなんて100万年早いわよ！どれだけ抵抗しても無駄よ、あんたの人生の終着駅は私の隣って決まってるんだから！』
- 引きずる: Can be physical (dragging something heavy on the ground) or metaphorical (being unable to move on from a past event, feeling, or injury, letting it affect the present). 例: 過去の失敗を引きずる (to dwell on past failures).
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