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反応

はんのう

reaction, response

Mnemonic

Something turned back, and a heart under a shelter answering it. Hand はん, no のう — you put a thing in front of her and it came straight back, warmly: はんのう.

Worth knowing

Same 反 as 返す かえす. Both are about a thing coming back at you.

Built from

opposite, turn back
A cliff with 又 a hand underneath, turning something back the way it came.
respond, answer
广 shelter + 心 heart

Words sharing these kanji

opposition, objection for the time being, more or less correspondence, equivalence, response cheering

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