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On'yomi
ハン・ホン・タン・ホ
HAN / HON / TAN / HO
Kun'yomi
そ.る・そ.らす・かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る
soru / sorasu / kaesu / kaeru / kaeru

anti-

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Cultural Context

Etymology

Shape of hand bending cliff. Bending.

Symbolism

Opposition, reflection, repulsion. Represents opposing.

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Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

二律背反

にりつはいはん

antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; antinomy

反面教師

はんめんきょうし

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example; bad example from which one can learn

条件反射

じょうけんはんしゃ

conditioned reflex; conditioned reflex

連鎖反応

れんさはんのう

chain reaction; nuclear chain reaction; chain reaction

造反有理

ぞうはんゆうり

there are no rebels without reasons; there are no rebels without reasons

反間苦肉

はんかんくにく

stratagem for causing a rift in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot; stratagem for causing a rift in the enemy camp by using a seditious plot

輾転反側

てんてんはんそく

tossing and turning in bed; turning over in bed worrying over something; tossing and turning in bed

嫉視反目

しっしはんもく

jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other); jealousy and enmity

反目嫉視

はんもくしっし

jealousy and enmity; being jealous of and at odds with (each other); jealousy and enmity