反 – anti-

4 strokesTaught in grade 3#191 in newspaper frequencyN4 vocabulary

The kanji 反 means anti-. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is ハン、ホン、タン、ホ (han, hon, tan, ho); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る (soru, sorasu, kaesu, kaeru, kaeru). It is written with 4 strokes, under radical 又 (no. 29).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	ハン	han
On’yomi	ホン	hon
On’yomi	タン	tan
On’yomi	ホ	ho
Kun’yomi	そ.る	soru
Kun’yomi	そ.らす	sorasu
Kun’yomi	かえ.す	kaesu
Kun’yomi	かえ.る	kaeru
Kun’yomi	-かえ.る	kaeru

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 又 (Kangxi radical 29). Components: 又・厂.

Words using 反

反対はんたいopposition違反いはんviolation反るかえるto return反抗はんこうopposition反省はんせいreflection反はんanti-反映はんえいreflection (of light)反るそるto warp反感はんかんantipathy反響はんきょうecho反撃はんげきcounterattack反射はんしゃreflection反応はんのうreaction反発はんぱつopposition反乱はんらんinsurrection

Example sentences

私は、その請求書を払う事に反対した。

I objected to paying the bill.

Tatoeba #162337

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。

Despite their own scandals, the police continue to make arrests as though nothing had happened at all.

Tatoeba #140462

彼らは王様の作った法律に反抗した。

They defied the laws of the king.

Tatoeba #97496

Kanji with the same radical

取受収及友双叔

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