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anti-
Stroke count: 4

Readings

On readingハン、ホン、タン、ホ
Kun readingそ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る
JōyōGrade 3

Popular Usage

反対違反反る

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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demonstation · cliff (厂) · crotch

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 779

Compound words

反対はんたい
opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; objection
違反いはん
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression
反るそる
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
減反げんたん
reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
反応はんのう
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction
反感はんかん
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
反共はんきょう
anticommunism
反響はんきょう
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
反撃はんげき
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
反抗はんこう
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility
反射はんしゃ
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
反省はんせい
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
反証はんしょう
proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation
反戦はんせん
anti-war
反則はんそく
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
反転はんてん
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); inversion
反動はんどう
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
反日はんにち
anti-Japanese
反発はんぱつ
opposition; rebellion; revolt; resistance; backlash
反米はんべい
anti-American
反面はんめん
while; although; though; but; (but) on the other hand
反落はんらく
reactionary fall (e.g. in stock prices)
反乱はんらん
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
反論はんろん
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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