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反

Kanji 反: meaning "anti, opposite", readings, stroke order

The kanji 反 means "anti, opposite". On'yomi: ハン、ホン、タン; kun'yomi: そる、そらす. JLPT N3 kanji, with example words.

Readings

Meaning
anti, opposite
On'yomi
ハンホン· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.タン· special — Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.
Kun'yomi
そるそらす
Strokes
4
Level
JLPT N3
Official status
Jōyō (common-use kanji)
Special reading: the official table keeps it for a few words or particular uses.

Words with 反

  • 反対 はんたい — oppose, opposition, resistance
  • 反応 はんのう — Reaction
  • 違反 いはん — violation (of law), infringement
  • 反抗 はんこう — opposition, resistance
  • 反省 はんせい — reflection, reconsideration, regret
  • 反論 はんろん — Counter-argument
  • 反~ はん~ — anti ~, counter ~
  • 反映 はんえい — reflection, influence
  • 反る そる — to warp, to be warped, to curve
  • 反感 はんかん — antipathy, revolt, animosity
  • 反響 はんきょう — echo, reverberation, repercussion
  • 反撃 はんげき — counterattack, counteroffensive, counterblow

Stroke order · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

Strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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