Question

反 そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る anti- 3 191 4 29 また 会意 Compound Ideographic I think of an anti-hero (Dirty Harry etc.) for this primitive, whose trademark for disposing of villians is not an honorable fight, but a kick in the crotch and then a shove off a cliff (perhaps whilst the villain´s back is turned).

Accepted Answer

ハン、ホン、タン、ホ そり, た 反す(かえす): (1) to return (something); to restore; to put back (2) to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn (3) to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to repeat ...; to do ... back違反(いはん): violation (of law); transgression; infringement; breach反対(はんたい): opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; contrast; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa反発(はんぱつ): (1) to repel; to oppose; to revolt; to react sharply (against) (2) opposition; rebellion; resistance; backlash (3) rally; recovery (e.g. in stock prices); rebound (4) to rally; to recover; to rebound反応(はんのう): reaction; response反省(はんせい): reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation反響(はんきょう): echo; reverberation; repercussion; reaction; influence反撃(はんげき): counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow反乱(はんらん): insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising反映(はんえい): (1) influence (2) to apply; to implement (3) reflection反感(はんかん): antipathy; revolt; animosity反射(はんしゃ): (1) reflection; reverberation (2) reflex (medical)反する(はんする): (1) to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to contradict (2) to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to transgress (3) to oppose; to rebel; to revolt反る(かえる): (1) to return; to come back; to go back (2) to turn over (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely; (to become) completely反抗(はんこう): opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion反(はん): anti-; opposite; antithesis; antagonism反る(そる): (1) to warp; to be warped; to curve; to be curved; to be arched (2) to bend (backward) 3 厂: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27)又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand 又 2 (none) anti- Many cultures are so anti-sex you´d think they just want people to throw their crotches over a cliff.

Kanji	反
Onyomi	ハン、ホン、タン、ホ
Kunyomi	そ.る、そ.らす、かえ.す、かえ.る、-かえ.る
Nanori	そり, た
English	anti-
Examples	反す(かえす): (1) to return (something); to restore; to put back (2) to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn (3) to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate (4) (after the -masu stem of a verb) to repeat ...; to do ... back 違反(いはん): violation (of law); transgression; infringement; breach 反対(はんたい): opposition; resistance; antagonism; hostility; contrast; objection; dissension; reverse; opposite; vice versa 反発(はんぱつ): (1) to repel; to oppose; to revolt; to react sharply (against) (2) opposition; rebellion; resistance; backlash (3) rally; recovery (e.g. in stock prices); rebound (4) to rally; to recover; to rebound 反応(はんのう): reaction; response 反省(はんせい): reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation 反響(はんきょう): echo; reverberation; repercussion; reaction; influence 反撃(はんげき): counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow 反乱(はんらん): insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising 反映(はんえい): (1) influence (2) to apply; to implement (3) reflection 反感(はんかん): antipathy; revolt; animosity 反射(はんしゃ): (1) reflection; reverberation (2) reflex (medical) 反する(はんする): (1) to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to contradict (2) to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to transgress (3) to oppose; to rebel; to revolt 反る(かえる): (1) to return; to come back; to go back (2) to turn over (3) (after the -masu stem of a verb) (to become) extremely; (to become) completely 反抗(はんこう): opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion 反(はん): anti-; opposite; antithesis; antagonism 反る(そる): (1) to warp; to be warped; to curve; to be curved; to be arched (2) to bend (backward)
JLPT Level	3
Jouyou Grade	3
Frequency	191
Components	厂: wild goose; trailing cliff radical (no. 27) 又: or again; furthermore; on the other hand
Number of Strokes	4
Kanji Radical	又
Radical Number	29
Radical Strokes	2
Radical Reading	また
Traditional Form	(none)
Classification	会意 Compound Ideographic
Keyword	anti-
Koohii Story 1	I think of an anti-hero (Dirty Harry etc.) for this primitive, whose trademark for disposing of villians is not an honorable fight, but a kick in the crotch and then a shove off a cliff (perhaps whilst the villain´s back is turned).
Koohii Story 2	Many cultures are so anti-sex you´d think they just want people to throw their crotches over a cliff.

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