反映 (hanei) Japanese meaning: reflection of light | Kotomora

反はん映えい

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反映する · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	反はん映えいする	反はん映えいしない
Polite	反はん映えいします	反はん映えいしません
Past polite	反はん映えいしました	反はん映えいしませんでした
Past	反はん映えいした	反はん映えいしなかった
Te-form	反はん映えいして	反はん映えいしないで
Desire	反はん映えいしたい	反はん映えいしたくない
Potential	反はん映えいできる	反はん映えいできない
Passive	反はん映えいされる	反はん映えいされない
Causative	反はん映えいさせる	反はん映えいさせない
Causative passive	反はん映えいさせられる	反はん映えいさせられない
Volitional	反はん映えいしよう
Polite volitional	反はん映えいしましょう
Imperative	反はん映えいしろ	反はん映えいするな
Conditional	反はん映えいすれば	反はん映えいしなければ
Tara conditional	反はん映えいしたら	反はん映えいしなかったら

Meanings

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb, intransitive verb

reflection of light; reflected image

Literal reflection of light or an image on a surface. This use is somewhat literary or formal; everyday Japanese often uses 映る or 反射 for physical reflection.

水すい面めんに月つきの反はん映えいが揺ゆれていた。

Kanji

反anti-
映reflect, reflection, projection
影shadow, silhouette, phantom

Transitive / intransitive

反映 is used both transitively and intransitively as a する-verb: transitively as in 意見をデザインに反映する (to reflect opinions in the design), and intransitively as in 変更が画面に反映する (the change is reflected on the screen).

Related words· 7

反はん射しゃN1sense 1
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.
現あらわれるN3sense 2
表れる means feelings or conditions become visibly manifest, close to the figurative sense of 反映 but without implying a source being mirrored in a result.
更こう新しんN2sense 3
更新 focuses on the act of updating data or a version, while 反映 (in the computing sense) focuses on a change becoming visible or effective after it is made.
映うつるN2sense 1
映る is a common, concrete intransitive verb for an image appearing on a surface (鏡に映る), whereas 反映 is a more formal, noun-like word often used abstractly.

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取とり入いれるN2sense 2
取り入れる means to actively adopt or incorporate an idea, while 反映する describes the resulting state of that idea being represented in something.
投とう影えいN1
反映 describes influence or manifestation showing up indirectly (e.g. public opinion reflected in policy), while 投影 emphasizes an image, shadow, or inner state being cast directly onto something.
映うつし出だす
反映する is used abstractly for reflecting or embodying a trend, mood, or influence, closely matching the figurative sense of 映し出す.

Don't confuse with

反はん応のうN2
反応 means a reaction or response to a stimulus, while 反映 means something is mirrored or represented in something else; they share the 反 kanji but differ in meaning.
反はん響きょうN1
反映 means something is reflected or mirrored in something else (e.g. an opinion being incorporated), while 反響 means a reaction or echo spreads outward in response to something.

Word family

反はん映えい論ろん
reflection theory

Written forms

反はん映えいUsage100%
Standard and common spelling for both literal, figurative, and computing uses.
反はん影えいUsage<1%
rarely-used kanji form
Rare kanji form; in practice it is mainly understandable for a literal reflected image, while 反映 is the normal spelling.

Etymology

A Sino-Japanese compound written with 反, suggesting turning back or returning, and 映, meaning to reflect or project. The rare spelling 反影 uses 影, 'shadow/image,' but 反映 is the standard modern spelling.

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