Onyomi: タン, ハン, ホ, ホン · Kunyomi: -かえ.る, かえ.す, かえ.る, そ.らす, そ.る · Meanings: anti-
Kanji for anti-
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反 is formed from 厂, meaning “cliff” or “slope,” on the top, and 又, meaning “hand” or “action,” below. The upper part relates to direction or facing one way, while the hand element represents movement or change. Together, they express an action that turns something back or moves in the opposite direction. From this idea, 反 came to mean to oppose, reverse, or turn against.
反 shows movement that goes in the opposite direction, meaning reverse or oppose.
反 is used when something goes against a direction, idea, or action. It refers to turning back or opposing what was expected. Remember 反 as going the opposite way.
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Meta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 反 | はん | anti- | common Prefix |
| 反 | たん | variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width), for kimonos: at least 10 m in length, for haori: at least 7.27 m in length, for other clothes: at least 6.06 m in length | JLPT-N1 Noun |
| 返す | かえす | to return (something), to restore, to put back | common JLPT-N5 Godan verb with 'su' ending, Transitive verb |
| 反省 | はんせい | reflection, reconsideration, introspection, meditation, contemplation | common JLPT-N2 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb |
| 反対 | はんたい | opposition, resistance, antagonism, hostility, objection, dissent | common JLPT-N4 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Na-adjective (keiyodoshi) |
| 反応 | はんのう | reaction, response | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 反乱 | はんらん | insurrection, mutiny, rebellion, revolt, uprising | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 反発 | はんぱつ | opposition, rebellion, revolt, resistance, backlash, refusal | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 反響 | はんきょう | echo, reverberation | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb |
| 反射 | はんしゃ | reflection, reverberation | common JLPT-N1 Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb, Intransitive verb |