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How to say 'Rejection' or 'Rebound' in Japanese | 反発

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The Japanese word for Rejection or Rebound is 'Hanpatsu', written as 反発 in Japanese.'Rejection' or 'Rebound' in hiragana is はんぱつ.

    word

    反発

    Meaning

    Rejection, Rebound

    Reading

    はんぱつ

    hanpatsu

    Kanji

    反Anti 発Departure

    Explanation

    The Japanese verbal noun '反発 (はんぱつ)' has two distinct meanings. The first is 'rejection', which refers to a strong opposition or resistance to something, such as an idea, authority, or proposal. For example: His proposal met with strong rejection「彼の提案は強い反発を受けた」(かれのていあんはつよいはんぱつをうけた). The second meaning is 'rebound', which refers to a physical or metaphorical bounce-back, such as a ball rebounding or a market recovering. For example: The ball rebounded off the wall「ボールは壁に反発した」(ぼーるはかべにはんぱつした). These two meanings are unrelated and context-dependent, so it's important to distinguish between them based on usage.

    Part Of Speech

    verbal noun

    Kanji JLPT

    N3

    Kanji Grade

    3

    Frequency

    6213

    Composition

    kanji

    Handwriting

Kanji in the Word 反発

This word contains 2 kanji characters:

  • kanji

    反

    Meaning

    Anti

  • kanji

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

Words Related to 反発 Through the Kanji 反

These 12 Words contain the Kanji 反 as well.

  • word

    反対

    Meaning

    Reverse, Opposition

  • word

    反

    Meaning

    Anti

  • word

    違反

    Meaning

    Violation

  • word

    反する

    Meaning

    Oppose

  • 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

Words Related to 反発 Through the Kanji 発

These 27 Words contain the Kanji 発 as well.

  • word

    開発

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発生

    Meaning

    Occurrence

  • word

    発言

    Meaning

    Statement

  • word

    発見

    Meaning

    Discovery

  • word

    出発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発表

    Meaning

    Announcement

  • word

    発する

    Meaning

    Emit

  • word

    発

    Meaning

    Departure

  • word

    発揮

    Meaning

    Demonstration

  • word

    発想

    Meaning

    Idea

  • word

    発送

    Meaning

    Shipment

  • word

    始発

    Meaning

    First departure

  • word

    活発

    Meaning

    Lively

  • word

    発売

    Meaning

    Sale

  • word

    発行

    Meaning

    Issue, Publication

  • word

    発達

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    発明

    Meaning

    Invention

  • word

    発電

    Meaning

    Power generation

  • word

    発電所

    Meaning

    Power plant

  • word

    発熱

    Meaning

    Fever

  • word

    発音

    Meaning

    Pronunciation

  • word

    発掘

    Meaning

    Excavation

  • word

    発射

    Meaning

    Launch

  • word

    発足

    Meaning

    Start, Launch

  • word

    発信

    Meaning

    Transmission

  • word

    発展

    Meaning

    Development

  • word

    爆発

    Meaning

    Explosion

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'Hanpatsu' means 'Rejection' or 'Rebound' .

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