反省

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Chinese

wrong side out or up; anti-
comprehend; introspect; visit
comprehend; introspect; visit; frugal; save; to omit; to leave out; to save (money); province
 
trad. (反省) 反 省
simp. #(反省) 反 省

Pronunciation

Verb

反省

  1. to reflect on one's actions; to engage in self-examination; to do some soul-searching

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
反 省
はん
Grade: 3 		せい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

反(はん)省(せい) • (hansei) 

  1. reflection, introspection, meditation, contemplation
  2. reconsideration

Verb

反(はん)省(せい)する • (hansei suru) transitive suru (stem 反(はん)省(せい)し (hansei shi), past 反(はん)省(せい)した (hansei shita))

  1. regret, reflect on one's actions, contemplate, search one's conscience

Conjugation

Conjugation of "反省する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective") 反省し はんせいし hansei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative") 反省し はんせいし hansei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal") 反省する はんせいする hansei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive") 反省する はんせいする hansei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical") 反省すれ はんせいすれ hansei sure
Meireikei ("imperative") 反省せよ¹
反省しろ² 		はんせいせよ¹
はんせいしろ² 		hansei seyo¹
hansei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive 反省される はんせいされる hansei sareru
Causative 反省させる
反省さす 		はんせいさせる
はんせいさす 		hansei saseru
hansei sasu
Potential 反省できる はんせいできる hansei dekiru
Volitional 反省しよう はんせいしよう hansei shiyō
Negative 反省しない はんせいしない hansei shinai
Negative continuative 反省せず はんせいせず hansei sezu
Formal 反省します はんせいします hansei shimasu
Perfective 反省した はんせいした hansei shita
Conjunctive 反省して はんせいして hansei shite
Hypothetical conditional 反省すれば はんせいすれば hansei sureba
¹ Written imperative

² Spoken imperative

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
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
反省

Noun

反省 • (banseong) (hangeul 반성)

  1. hanja form? of 반성 (“self-reflection”)
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