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反

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
JLPT level: N3JōyōGrade 3

Meanings

  1. anti-RtK
  1. antithesis
  2. fanqie
  3. traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

Synonyms

アンチ一匹両

Popular Usage

反対違反反る

Radicals and components

Radical又again
Components
How it's built
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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)
反撃はんげき
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
反するはんする
to be contrary (to); to go against; to run counter (to); to contradict; to be opposite (to)
反映するはんえいする
to reflect
反対するはんたいする
to oppose
反応するはんのうする
to react
違反するいはんする
to violate
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

On Reading Examples

相次ぐ不祥事にも関わらず、警察はオメオメ違反切符を切っている。いはん
Despite their own scandals, the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.tatoeba
それは反道徳的だ。はん
It is still immoral.tatoeba

Additional Examples

彼は彼自身の望みに反してそれをするように説得された。
He was persuaded into doing it against his own wishes.tatoeba
彼は反対されるのが我慢できない。
He is intolerant of opposition.tatoeba
彼は反発したいという気になったが、思い直してやめた。
He was tempted to retort, but thought better of it.tatoeba
彼は独占に反対していた。
He was opposed to monopolies.tatoeba

Stroke Order

4 strokes

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