1Resistance or opposition to something, such as an idea, order, or authority; standing up to pressure.
社員たちは新しい人事制度に強く抵抗した。
The employees strongly resisted the new personnel system.
彼は上司の要求に抵抗せず、従うことにした。
He decided not to resist his boss's demands and to comply instead.
その計画には、地域住民の抵抗が予想される。
Resistance from local residents is expected against that plan.
2Reluctance or repugnance — a psychological unwillingness or aversion to doing or accepting something.
私は注射にどうしても抵抗がある。
I really have an aversion to injections.
生の魚を食べることに抵抗を感じる人もいる。
Some people feel reluctant about eating raw fish.
新しい仕事に対して最初は抵抗があったが、だんだん慣れてきた。
I felt reluctant about the new job at first, but I've gradually gotten used to it.
3Physical resistance such as drag or friction — the force an object encounters when moving through air, water, or across a surface.
この自動車は空気抵抗を減らす設計になっている。
This car is designed to reduce air resistance.
速度が上がると、空気抵抗も大きくなる。
As speed increases, air resistance also increases.
4Electrical resistance — the opposition to the flow of electric current, typically measured in ohms (Ω); sometimes used as a shorthand for 電気抵抗.
この導線の抵抗は非常に小さい。
The resistance of this conductor is very small.
回路の抵抗をテスターで測定した。
I measured the circuit's resistance with a tester.
5A resistor — the electronic component; used as a shorthand for 抵抗器.
この回路には10Ωの抵抗が必要だ。
This circuit requires a 10 Ω resistor.
抵抗を取り外して、新しいものに交換した。
I removed the resistor and replaced it with a new one.