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反射 (はんしゃ, hansha) Japanese meaning: reflection | Kotomora
Common word› JLPT N1 › Freq. Frequency Top 10,000 Conjugation 反射する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 反はん 射しゃ する 反はん 射しゃ しない Polite 反はん 射しゃ します 反はん 射しゃ しません Past polite 反はん 射しゃ しました 反はん 射しゃ しませんでした Past 反はん 射しゃ した 反はん 射しゃ しなかった Te-form 反はん 射しゃ して 反はん 射しゃ しないで Desire 反はん 射しゃ したい 反はん 射しゃ したくない Potential 反はん 射しゃ できる 反はん 射しゃ できない Passive 反はん 射しゃ される 反はん 射しゃ されない Causative 反はん 射しゃ させる 反はん 射しゃ させない Causative passive 反はん 射しゃ させられる 反はん 射しゃ させられない Volitional 反はん 射しゃ しよう Polite volitional 反はん 射しゃ しましょう Imperative 反はん 射しゃ しろ 反はん 射しゃ するな Conditional 反はん 射しゃ すれば 反はん 射しゃ しなければ Tara conditional 反はん 射しゃ したら 反はん 射しゃ しなかったら
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The light reflecting off the mirror is dazzling.
The sound is hard to hear because it reverberates off the walls.
Usage patterns 〈 物もの 〉 が 光ひかり を 反はん 射しゃ する for something to reflect light
The mirror is reflecting the sunlight.
反はん 射しゃ 的てき に 〈 動どう 詞し 〉 to do something reflexively, without thinking
I reflexively pulled my hand back when I touched the hot water.
〈 物もの 〉 が 〈 物もの 〉 に 反はん 射しゃ する for something to reflect off of something
The sound reflected off the wall and could be heard.
反はん 射しゃ を 起お こす to trigger a reflex
The doctor tapped the knee to trigger a reflex.
Related words· 6 反響 refers specifically to the echo or reverberation of sound (or a public reaction), while 反射 is the broader term covering the reflection of light, sound, or other waves.
反応 is the general word for any response to a stimulus, whereas 反射 specifically means an involuntary, automatic response like a reflex.
反射する is the technical term for light physically bouncing off a surface, while 映る is the everyday word for an image appearing in a mirror, water, or screen.
反射する is the general, neutral term for reflecting light, sound, or waves, while 照り返す specifically evokes a strong, glaring reflection of light or heat off a surface.
Show 2 more 反射 is the everyday word for direct physical reflection of light, sound, or heat (and also reflexes), while 反映 is more often used for figurative reflection or applying changes.
反射する describes the physical reflection of light or waves in scientific terms, while 映す is used more broadly and commonly for reflecting images in mirrors or water and for projecting images onto screens.
Opposites 吸収 means absorption of light or sound, the opposite of 反射, which means it bounces back off a surface.
反射 describes light or waves bouncing off a surface, the opposite of 透過, in which they pass through it.
Don't confuse with· 6 屈折 is refraction, where light bends as it passes through a medium, while 反射 is reflection, where light bounces off a surface; learners often mix up the two optical terms.
反射 refers to light or waves bouncing back off a surface, while 照射 refers to light or radiation being sent onto a target in the first place.
反射 refers to a reflex or optical/physical reflection, while 反発 refers to pushing back or rebounding with force; the two share the kanji 反 but describe different phenomena.
Etymology From 反 (return, opposite) + 射 (shoot, emit). The combination conveys the idea of something being sent back or bounced off a surface.
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反射 is the noun for 'reflection/reflex' itself, while 反射的 is the na-adjective describing an action as reflexive or automatic.
反射 means reflection (of light, sound, or a reflex reaction) and shares the kanji 射 with 射出, but the two describe opposite physical processes—bouncing back versus sending out.
反射 means the act or phenomenon of reflection itself, whereas ミラー is the physical object that reflects light.
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reflectivity; reflectiveness · reflexivity; reflexiveness
reflective material; safety reflector
