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反射 (はんしゃ) — reflection | JLPT N1 · Nihongo Circle

反射

はんしゃ

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1reflection
2reverberation
3reflex
4reflexes

Example sentence

目が部屋の明かりを反射したときに彼女の目は輝いた。

Her eyes shone as they reflected the light of the room.

Your sentences

Kanji in this word

反Anti-4 strokes 射Shoot, Shine Into, Onto10 strokes

More words with 反

反感はんかん · antipathyN1 反発はんぱつ · repellingN1 反撃はんげき · counterattackN1 反～はん～ · anti ~N2 反抗はんこう · opposition

Full entry on Jisho

N3

反するはんする · to be inconsistent withN1

反るそる · to warpN1

反乱はんらん · rebellionN1

More words with 射

投射とうしゃ · projection (of an image)陽射ひざし · sunlightN2 射すさす · to shineN3 注射ちゅうしゃ · injectionN4 放射能ほうしゃのう · radioactivityN1 発射はっしゃ · firingN3 噴射ふんしゃ · jet 放射ほうしゃ · radiationN1

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