反 — anti, reverse
はん
反
anti
はん
U+53CD
Unicode hex codepoint — a unique identifier for this character in the Unicode standard.
Freq #191
Frequency rank among the ~2,500 most common kanji in Japanese newspapers. Lower number = more common.
Heisig #779
Index in James Heisig's "Remembering the Kanji" — a popular textbook that teaches kanji through mnemonics and stories.
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Meanings
- anti
- reverse
Readings
- On'yomi
- はん han ほん hon たん tan ほ ho
- Kun'yomi
- そ so かえ kae
word
はん han On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
たん tan On'yomi On'yomi (音読み) — the Sino-Japanese reading, derived from Chinese pronunciation. Most commonly used in compound words (jukugo).
そ so Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
かえ kae Kun'yomi Kun'yomi (訓読み) — the native Japanese reading of this kanji. Used when the kanji appears alone or with okurigana (trailing hiragana).
Words by frequency and grade
40 wordsEach dot is a word containing 反: further left is more common, higher up needs a later school grade (the grade of its hardest kanji). Click a dot to open the word.
S = secondary school · 14 words have no frequency rank; they sit in the Unranked column.
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
また
又
again
#29
Used as component in (8)
Compound ideograph (会意). 厂 (cliff) + 又 (hand) — a hand pushing back against a cliff. Opposite, anti-, reverse.