Refers to a group of people who rise up against established authority, often in a political or military context. Somewhat formal or literary.
反徒たちは政府軍に包囲された。
The rebels were surrounded by government forces.
歴史書には反徒の蜂起が記録されている。
The uprising of the insurgents is recorded in the history book.
謀反人 emphasizes individual traitors or conspirators, whereas 反徒 refers to the collective body of rebels.
Standard kanji form for 'rebels, insurgents'.
Variant kanji form; 叛 emphasizes betrayal or revolt.
Compound of 反 (anti-, against) and 徒 (group, party). The variant 叛徒 uses 叛 (rebel, betray) with a similar meaning.