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反応時間 (はんのうじかん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

反はん応のう時じ間かん

Meanings

1

noun

reaction time

Technical term used in psychology, physiology, sports science, and everyday contexts to refer to the time it takes to respond to a stimulus.

運うん転てん中ちゅうの反はん応のう時じ間かんは、疲つかれていると長ながくなる。
Reaction time while driving becomes longer when you are tired.
この実じっ験けんでは、被ひ験けん者しゃの反はん応のう時じ間かんを測そく定ていした。
In this experiment, we measured the subjects' reaction times.

Kanji

反anti-
応apply, answer, yes
時time, hour
間

interval, space

Similar words

反はん射しゃ
反射 refers to a reflex itself, an automatic physical response, while 反応時間 is the measurable time delay before any reaction.
応おう答とう時じ間かん
応答時間 is more commonly used in computing and telecommunications for response time of a system, whereas 反応時間 is used for human or biological reaction time.

Etymology

Compound of 反応 (reaction) and 時間 (time). The word is a direct translation of the English term 'reaction time' and is used in technical and everyday contexts.