Refers to a group of people who rise up against established authority, often in a political or military context. Somewhat formal or literary.
The rebels were surrounded by government forces.
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.