Kanji 反

音読おんよみ: ハン

訓読くんよみ:・そらす

画数かくすう: 4

部首ぶしゅ: また(又)

Meaning

Anti- / Oppose / Reverse / Bend back

Conjugation
Tap for 反る (warp) Tap for 反らす (bend something)
  • 反対はんたい — opposition
  • 反応はんのう — reaction
  • 反省はんせい — reflection (on oneself)
  • 反発はんぱつ — backlash, repulsion
  • 違反いはん — violation
  • 反射はんしゃ — reflection (of light, sound)

The character 反 combines 又 (again/hand) with a phonetic element to represent turning something over or against. It expresses reversal, opposition, or pushing back — often seen in both physical and abstract contexts.

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