反
反 — Anti-
anti-
On’yomiハン (han)
On’yomiホン (hon)
On’yomiタン (tan)
On’yomiホ (ho)
Kun’yomiそる (soru)
Kun’yomiそらす (sorasu)
Kun’yomiかえす (kaesu)
Kun’yomiかえる (kaeru)
Kun’yomi-かえる (kaeru)
Stroke order (4 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 反
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 違反 | いはん ihan | violation; offense; offence |
| 反対 | はんたい hantai | opposition; resistance; antagonism |
| 反発 | はんぱつ hanpatsu | opposition; rebellion; revolt |
| 反応 | はんのう hannou | reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus) |
| 反省 | はんせい hansei | reflection; reconsideration; introspection |
| 反響 | はんきょう hankyou | echo; reverberation; response |
Study notes
反 is a JLPT N3 kanji written with 4 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 3), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #191 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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