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反発 (はんぱつ): repelling, rebound, oppose — Japanese vocabulary

反発 is read はんぱつ and means "repelling, rebound, oppose". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

反発

Reading
はんぱつ · hampatsu
Translation
repelling, rebound, oppose
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
はんぱつが

Example

若者達は本来、親の考えに対して反発するものだ。

わかものたちはほんらい、おやのかんがえにたいしてはんぱつするものだ。

It is quite natural for young people to rebel against their parents.

Kanji in this word

  • 反 — anti, opposite
  • 発 — depart, emit

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