反はん

prefix

anti-; opposite; counter-

Productive prefix meaning 'anti-', 'opposite', or 'counter-'. Attaches to nouns to form compounds like 反対 (opposition), 反応 (reaction), 反論 (objection).

• 彼かれは反はん戦せん運うん動どうに参さん加かした。

  He joined the anti-war movement.

• その提てい案あんには反はん対たい意い見けんが多おおかった。

  There were many opposing opinions to the proposal.

noun

antithesis

Rare standalone noun use, mainly in philosophical or logical contexts. More commonly seen in the compound 反定立 (antithesis).

See also: 反定立

• 弁べん証しょう法ほうでは、正せいと反はんから合ごうが生うまれる。

  In dialectics, synthesis arises from thesis and antithesis.

noun

fanqie (traditional Chinese spelling system)

Abbreviation of 反切. A technical term in Chinese phonology; rarely encountered outside academic contexts.

See also: 反切

• 「東ひがし」の反はんは「徳とく紅こう切せつ」とされる。

  The fanqie for 東 is given as 徳紅切.