Moto 反: Anti-Kanji meaning, readings, and the words that use it
- On'yomi
- ハン、ホン、タン、ホ
- Kun'yomi
- そ(る)、そ(らす)、かえ(す)、かえ(る)、-かえ(る)
- Level
- JLPT N3Jōyō, grade 3
- Words
- 543 in the dictionary
Words that use the on'yomi (ハン・ホン・タン・ホ)
- 反対はんたいopposition; resistance
- 違反いはんviolation; offense
- 反応はんのうreaction; response
- 反省はんせいreflection; reconsideration
- 反撃はんげきcounterattack; counteroffensive
- 反響はんきょうecho; reverberation
- 反乱はんらんinsurrection; mutiny
- 反戦はんせんanti-war
- 減反げんたんreduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
- 造反ぞうはんrebellion
- 反論はんろんobjection; refutation
- 反動はんどうreaction; recoil
- 反体制はんたいせいanti-establishment
- 反映はんえいreflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting
- 反米はんべいanti-American
- 反はんanti-
- 反則はんそくfoul play (sport); breaking the rules
- 反射はんしゃreflection; reverberation
- 反感はんかんantipathy; antagonism
- 拒絶反応きょぜつはんのう(organ) rejection
- 反転はんてんrolling over; turning over
- 正反対せいはんたいexactly opposite (of)
- 反共はんきょうanticommunist
- 反旗はんきstandard of revolt; banner of rebellion
- 反逆はんぎゃくtreason; treachery
- 離反りはんestrangement; alienation
- 反するはんするto be contrary to; to be inconsistent with
- 反落はんらくreactionary fall (e.g. in stock prices)
- 二律背反にりつはいはんantinomy; self-contradiction
- 反作用はんさようreaction
- 反対側はんたいがわopposite side; opposition
- 反射的はんしゃてきreflexive; reflecting
- 反射鏡はんしゃきょうreflector
- 反抗はんこうopposition; resistance
- 反抗期はんこうきrebellious phase; rebellious age
- 反抗的はんこうてきrebellious; defiant
- 反攻はんこうcounteroffensive
- 反日はんにちanti-Japanese
- 反物たんものfabric; cloth
- 反目はんもくenmity; antagonism
- 反証はんしょうproof to the contrary; disproof
- 反陽子はんようしantiproton
- 反面はんめんon the other hand; opposite side
- 反面教師はんめんきょうしbad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave)
- 反騰はんとうreactionary price rise
- 反骨はんこつrebellious spirit
- 条件反射じょうけんはんしゃconditioned reflex
- 謀反むほんrebellion; uprising
- 連鎖反応れんさはんのうchain reaction
- その反面そのはんめんon the other hand
- に反してにはんしてagainst; contrary to
- ひっかき反射ひっかきはんしゃscratch reflex
Words that use a kun'yomi
- 反すかえすto return (something); to restore
- 反りそりwarp; curvature
- 反るそるto warp; to curve
- えび反りえびぞりholding out one or both hands and arching one's body backward like a shrimp (in kabuki, represents being overwhelmed by someone's power)
- のけ反るのけぞるto bend backwards; to bend oneself back
Other readings
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