反動
Meanings
1
A physical or figurative pushback following an action, force, or trend. Often used in political, social, and mechanical contexts.
In reaction to the reforms, the conservatives gained strength.
When you fire a gun, the recoil pushes your shoulder back.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉の反動でas a backlash/reaction to ~
As a backlash from years of suppression, he reacted fiercely.
- 反動をつけるto use recoil/momentum to do something
He used his body's momentum to jump.
- 反動が来るa backlash/reaction occurs
A backlash from the economic boom came.
- 〈物〉の反動で〈体〉を痛めるto get hurt by the recoil of ~
He hurt his shoulder from the gun's recoil.
Expressions
- 動と反動action and reaction