反 — anti, reverse
はん
反
anti
Grade 3
Japanese school grade level in which this kanji is taught. Grade 1 is first year of elementary school.
4 strokes
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.
Meanings
- anti
- reverse
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).
反
han
anti-
反
発
hanpatsu
repulsion
反
日
hannichi
anti-Japanese
反
面
hanmen
on the other hand
反
す
る
hansuru
to oppose
反
動
handou
reaction
正
反
対
seihantai
exact opposite
反
転
hanten
reversal
相
反
souhan
conflict
反
米
hanbei
anti-American
反
感
hankan
antipathy
反
対
hantai
opposition
反
省
hansei
reflection
反
戦
hansen
anti-war
反
応
hannou
reaction
反
復
hanpuku
repetition
反
則
hansoku
foul
反
映
hanei
reflection
反
論
hanron
objection
反
射
hansha
reflection
反
乱
hanran
rebellion
違
反
ihan
violation
反
響
hankyou
echo
反
撃
hangeki
counterattack
反
抗
hankou
resistance
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).
Appears in idioms
Components
Composed of
Used as component in (8)
Compound ideograph (会意). 厂 (cliff) + 又 (hand) — a hand pushing back against a cliff. Opposite, anti-, reverse.