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反発作用 (はんぱつさよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

反はん発ぱつ作さ用よう

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Meanings

1

repulsion; repulsive action

Refers to a physical or metaphorical repelling force or effect. Often used in scientific or technical contexts, but can appear in general descriptions of pushback or resistance.

磁じ石しゃくの反はん発ぱつ作さ用ようで浮ふ上じょうする技

ぎ

術じゅつ

が

ある

。

There is technology that levitates using the repulsive force of magnets.

彼かれの提てい案あんには強つよい反はん発ぱつ作さ用ようが生しょうじた。

His proposal met with strong pushback.

Kanji

反anti-
発departure, discharge, publish
作make, production, prepare
用utilize, business, service

Related words

反はん発ぱつ
反発 is a more common and broader term for repulsion, resistance, or rebound. 反発作用 specifically emphasizes the action or effect of repulsion, often in a more technical sense.

Built from

反はん発ぱつ+作さ用よう

Etymology

Compound of 反発 (repulsion, rebound) and 作用 (action, effect). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word follows standard Sino-Japanese compounding patterns.