反動

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 反動. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 反動, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 反動 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 反動 you have here. The definition of the word 反動 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of反動, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 反动

Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti-
to move; to change; to use
to move; to change; to use; to act
 
trad. (反動)
simp. (反动)

Pronunciation


Adjective

反動

  1. reactionary

Synonyms

  • (attributive) 白色 (báisè)

Derived terms

Noun

反動

  1. reaction

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: 3
どう
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(はん)(どう) (handō

  1. reaction, especially oppositions to changes
    それは()(しゅ)反動(はんどう)だ。
    Sore wa hoshu handō da.
    That is reactionary and conservative.
  2. (weaponry) recoil, kickback, repercussion

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

反動 (bandong) (hangeul 반동)

  1. hanja form? of 반동 (reaction)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

反動

  1. chữ Hán form of phản động (reactionary).