How to say 'Anti' in Japanese | 反

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The Japanese word for Anti is 'Han', written as 反 in Japanese.'Anti' in hiragana is はん.

word

反

Meaning

Anti

Reading

はん

han

Kanji

反Anti

Explanation

The Japanese prefix '反 (はん)' means 'anti' or 'against'. It is commonly used to form words that express opposition or resistance to something. For example: anti-war「反戦」(はんせん), anti-government「反政府」(はんせいふ), anti-social「反社会的」(はんしゃかいてき). This prefix is often attached to nouns to create compound words that convey a sense of opposition or contrast. It is important to note that '反 (はん)' is a prefix and not a standalone word, so it always appears at the beginning of a compound word.

Part Of Speech

prefix

Kanji JLPT

Kanji Grade

Frequency

2818

Composition

kanji

Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 反

This word contains 1 kanji character:

kanji

反

Meaning

Anti

Words Related to 反 Through the Kanji 反

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 反 as well.

word

反対

Meaning

Reverse, Opposition

word

違反

Meaning

Violation

word

反する

Meaning

Oppose

word

反発

Meaning

Rejection, Rebound

word

反映

Meaning

Influence, Reflection

word

反論

Meaning

Objection

word

反則

Meaning

Foul

word

反応

Meaning

Reaction

word

反感

Meaning

Antipathy

word

反抗

Meaning

Rebellion

word

反省

Meaning

Reflection

word

反射

Meaning

Reflection, Reaction

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'Han' means 'Anti' .

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