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反省 (はんせい): reflection, reconsideration, regret — Japanese vocabulary

反省 is read はんせい and means "reflection, reconsideration, regret". JLPT N3 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

反省

Reading
はんせい · hansei
Translation
reflection, reconsideration, regret
Level
JLPT N3
Pitch accent
はんせいが

Example

少し反省すれば、君は間違っていることがわかるでしょう。

すこしはんせいすれば、きみはまちがっていることがわかるでしょう。

A little reflection will show you that you are wrong.

Kanji in this word

  • 反 — anti, opposite
  • 省 — ministry, save

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