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The kanji 反: meaning, readings and stroke order
反
- Meaning
- opposite, bend back
- On reading
- ハン han、ホン* hon、タン* tan
- Kun reading
- そ（る） soru、そ（らす） sorasu
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 又 right hand
- Level
- Level 3 · grade 3
Stroke order
Meaning in other languages
- Vietnamese
- ngược lại, cong lên (phản)
- Japanese
- はんたい。そりかえる。
- Korean
- 반대, 휘다 (반)
- Chinese
- 相反、弯曲
Readings, words and example sentences
ハン han · on reading
反対
against, opposite
その 意見に 反対です。
I am against that idea.
そ（る） soru · kun reading · less common
反る
to curl up, to bend
紙が 反って しまいました。
The paper has curled up.
そ（らす） sorasu · kun reading · less common
反らす
to bend backward
体を 後ろに 反らします。
I bend my body backward.
* marks a less common reading, usually learnt from junior high on.
Practise writing 反 in the app
In Dino Kids your child writes 反 with a finger and every stroke is checked, then takes the Level 3 practice test. Free, no ads, no in-app purchases.
Readings, radicals: Kanjium, KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); strokes: KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); Korean, simplified forms: Unicode Unihan. Meanings, sentences: Dino Kids (CC0). See Licences.