反 — ban, beon

Parts that make up 反

How 反 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 反 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 又, 厂.

Korean example words with 反

• 반계反計 Korean gloss: 모반하려는 계획
• 반상反相 Korean gloss: 모반을 할 인상
• 반복反復 Korean gloss: 같은 일을 되풀이함
• 반병反兵 Korean gloss: 배반하여 일어난 군사
• 반영反影 Korean gloss: 반사하여 비치는 그림자
• 반감反感 Korean gloss: 반대하거나 반항하는 감정
• 반목反目 Korean gloss: 서로서로 시기하고 미워함
• 반의反義 Korean gloss: 반대되는 뜻. 또는 뜻이 반대됨
• 찬반贊反 Korean gloss: 찬성과 반대를 아울러 이르는 말
• 평반平反 Korean gloss: 되풀이 신문하여 죄를 공평히 함
• 반공反攻 Korean gloss: 공격을 받다가 반대로 공세를 취함
• 반칙反則 Korean gloss: 법칙이나 규정, 규칙 따위를 어김

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 反

• 違反いはん violation; offense; offence
• 反対はんたい opposition; resistance; antagonism
• 反発はんぱつ opposition; rebellion; revolt
• 反応はんのう reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus)
• 反省はんせい reflection; reconsideration; introspection
• 反響はんきょう echo; reverberation; response
• 反撃はんげき counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
• 反戦はんせん anti-war
• 反乱はんらん insurrection; mutiny; rebellion
• 減反げんたん reduction (of crop size); reduction of acreage (under cultivation)
• 造反ぞうはん rebellion
• 反論はんろん objection; refutation; rebuttal

Characters sharing the phonetic 反

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike.

Other hanja read “반”

Other hanja with radical 又