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反 — 4 strokes / Radical「又」

道
8Elementary year 3 / 4 strokes / Radical「又」
On
ハン・ホン・タンはん・ほん・たん · han · hon · tan
Kun
そ(る)・そ(らす)so(ru) · so(rasu)
Meaning
opposite, anti, reverse

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

A hand (又) pressing against a cliff (厂), pushing back or climbing. So it means to 'bend back' or 'opposite'.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onハンはんhan反映はんえい反対はんたい違反いはん
Onホンほんhon謀反むほん
Onタンたんtan反物たんもの
Kunそるsoru反るそる反りそり
Kunそらすsorasu反らすそらす

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 反対はんたい

    opposite, against

  • 反省はんせい

    reflection, self-review

More words with this kanji

  • 反映はんえい
  • 反射はんしゃ
  • 違反いはん
  • 反響はんきょう
  • 反駁はんばく
  • 反目はんもく

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

わたしは その いけんに 反対(はんたい)です。

I am against that opinion.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

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CompoundRadicalReading

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